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Trump meets with oil executives to discuss ways to lower fuel prices

Headline from CBS News, on the newest of 2 developments

President Trump on Tuesday met with oil executives to discuss how to lower fuel prices as Americans face high travel costs for the Labor Day weekend. CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand reports.

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  1. Trump to meet with U.S. oil executives amid Pentagon infighting

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    Trump meets with oil executives to discuss ways to lower fuel prices

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Reports & sources

13 articles, oldest first.

  1. Quartz

    Trump is meeting oil executives at the White House to push down $4-a-gallon gas prices (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    The Tuesday meeting comes as pump prices have held above $4 a gallon and midterm elections are two months away

  2. The Hill

    Trump to meet with oil refiners amid stubborn gas prices (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    President Trump is expected to meet with fuel refiners and distributors Tuesday as gasoline prices remain stubbornly high and are expected to be a major midterm issue. The president is expected to discuss how to expand U.S.

  3. Money Talks News

    Trump to Meet With U.S. Refiners Over High Fuel Prices Amid Iran War (opens Money Talks News)

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    Money Talks News's feed description

    The national average has climbed nearly 40% since Feb. 28, as a planned meeting offers no details yet on how prices might fall

  4. Just the News

    Trump to meet with oil refinery reps to discuss expanding US refining capacity to lower gas prices (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    The meeting will include Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, and National Energy Dominance Council Executive Director Jarrod Agen.

  5. Clean Tech Nica

    Trump to Host Big Oil CEOs as Gas Price Average Remains Over $4 a Gallon (opens Clean Tech Nica)

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    Clean Tech Nica's feed description

    Washington, DC — Reporting today indicates that Donald Trump plans to host oil industry executives at the White House tomorrow, even as the average gas price is over $4 a gallon and Big Oil companies reported $85.2 billion in combined Q2 profits.

  6. CBS News

    Trump to meet with U.S. oil executives amid Pentagon infighting (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    President Trump will meet with U.S. oil executives over the price of oil. This comes after Army Secretary Dan Driscoll submitted his resignation following months of friction with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi has more.

  7. BizPac Review

    Trump meets oil refiners as gas still over $4 amid Iran war (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    President Donald Trump met with oil refining executives at the White House on Tuesday to discuss gas prices, hours after American forces struck Iranian targets around the […]

  8. Financial Times

    US diesel prices soar as Trump hauls in refiners (opens Financial Times)

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    Financial Times's feed description

    President holds White House meeting as fresh escalation in his Iran war threatens new inflationary spiral

  9. CBS News

    Trump meets with oil executives to discuss ways to lower fuel prices (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    President Trump on Tuesday met with oil executives to discuss how to lower fuel prices as Americans face high travel costs for the Labor Day weekend. CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand reports.

  10. Bloomberg

    Trump Pressures Squeezed Refiners to Ease Pump Prices (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    President Donald Trump pressed US oil refiners to boost domestic production of gasoline and diesel during a closed-door meeting Tuesday, as he contends with high prices and mounting cost-of-living concerns before November’s midterm elections.

  11. Charisma Magazine Online

    President Trump Summons Oil Executives to White House in Push to Slash Gas Prices (opens Charisma Magazine Online)

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    Charisma Magazine Online's feed description

    For the first time in four decades, a sitting president is taking direct aim at America’s stagnant refining capacity, with President Donald Trump set to meet Tuesday with oil and gas executives at the White House to discuss expanding domestic refining operations.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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