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Trump’s Treasury Pick Bessent Calls for Stronger Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine War

(Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, said he “100%” supports raising sanctions on Russian oil producers if the future president requests doing so. Bessent told U.S. senators on the Senate Finance Committee that he believes the Russian sanctions from the Biden administration “were not fulsome enough.” “I think if any …

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PEDAL TO THE METAL: Trump Nominee for Interior Backs Full-Throttle Drilling on Federal Lands

(Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of the interior, Doug Burgum, will tell lawmakers during his nomination hearing on Thursday that he will vigorously pursue Trump’s goals of maximizing energy production from America’s public lands and waters, calling it key to national security. The comments signal a coming sharp turn in policy after …

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