This is ridiculous. It's also a bipartisan tradition in American politics to reward your donors by naming them ambassadors. Ambassadors should be career diplomats, not rich friends of the president!

The DOE US LNG study could be out very soon. Here's what I'll be watching. 1. The conclusions on domestic gas prices. How much could a sharp increase in LNG exports drive up domestic gas prices? And how will domestic prices be linked to international gas market conditions? (Continued)

The Trump administration and Republicans in Congress clearly want to end the pause and start permitting projects as fast as possible. But conclusions of this study could complicate those plans, as least for day 1/week 1 actions. (End)