DAVID BLACKMON: Will GOP Infighting Hamstring Trump’s Energy Agenda?

1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026

The Republican Party has never been able to tolerate prosperity without finding ways to mess it all up. As we are finding out in real time these days, that longstanding party dynamic hasn’t really changed in this second…

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