Matt Daily

@dailym1

Energy Editor for POLITICO Pro. Fresh for '25: @mattdaily.bsky.social

Joined July 2010

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Matt Daily@dailym1 · May 12

Energy dominance was the Trump campaign call, but U.S. oil and gas producers are backing off -- while OPEC is ramping up. The Saudis are hurting the US oil industry. Trump’s unlikely to talk about it. politi.co/42WbxY1 via @politico

dailym1's tweet card. The oil issue? "It’s secondary," says one expert, as the president prepares for talks in the Middle East.

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Joshua Siegel@SiegelScribe · Jul 18

NEW ‘Definitely playing favorites:’ Interior permitting memo could strike dire blow to solar & wind, requiring Burgum’s approval for routine activities, likely affecting scores of projects on private land. Even Republicans say it goes too far. W @zcolman politi.co/3GS3W4o

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Matt Daily@dailym1 · Jul 17

From 'all of the above' to...some of the above? Trump administration taking new steps to block wind and solar projects, undisclosed memo says politi.co/4kFmRx1 via @politico 's @SiegelScribe and @zcolman

dailym1's tweet card. The directive puts these renewable energy projects under heightened scrutiny at Interior in a move that could slow approvals and construction.

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James Bikales@jamepdx · Jun 28

New Senate text is out -- and it makes even deeper cuts to wind and solar credits. Projects must now be "placed in service" by the end of 2027, the change sought by Trump and conservatives that developers say could kill 100s of projects. w/ @kelseytam subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…

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Joshua Siegel@SiegelScribe · Jun 28

NEWS: Trump pushes Thune to crack down on wind and solar IRA credits in megabill. The president is directly intervening in the talks to push for the House-passed harsher "placed in service standard" that moderates oppose @kelseytam @jamepdx politi.co/4khE0wx

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Patrick De Haan@GasBuddyGuy · Jun 23

States with the largest increase in average #gasprices vs a week ago: Michigan +20.2c/gal (cycled) Delaware +13.8c Texas +12.4c New Hampshire +12.1c Tennessee +11.7c Vermont +11.3c Maryland +11.1c Ohio +10.9c West Virginia +10.8c Minnesota +10.7c

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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker@uspresstracker · Jun 18

Journalists have been assaulted, hit with projectiles, tear-gassed, and forced out of public areas during the L.A. protests that began June 6. We're tracking almost 50 attacks — mostly by law enforcement. Watch West Coast reporter @ByBrianaE explain.

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Matt Daily@dailym1 · Jun 11

The on-again/off-again effort to regulate greenhouse gases from electricity production is officially in the off position: Trump to revoke Biden's climate rule on power plants politi.co/3ZrZyzj via @politico

dailym1's tweet card. EPA argues that the second-largest source of U.S. greenhouse gas pollution contributes too little to the world’s climate problem to be worth regulating.

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James Bikales@jamepdx · Jun 5

Scoop: A split between automakers over Republicans’ megabill is hobbling their powerful trade group @autosinnovate from presenting a unified message as the Senate considers major rollbacks to EV and manufacturing tax credits benefiting the industry. politico.com/news/2025/06/0…

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Steven Overly@StevenOverly · Jun 4

POLITICO journalists (myself included 🙋🏻‍♂️) have been moderating newsy, incisive conversations on the future of AI 🤖, fusion ⚡️, space 🪐, autonomous vehicles 🚗 and more over the past two days at the @scsp_ai AI+ Expo. Read our tech coverage at politico.com!

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James Bikales@jamepdx · May 7

House Natural Resources JUST voted to approve its portion of the reconciliation package Includes a surprise addition from Republicans revealed at 11pm to sell off public lands for development (!) w/ @SiegelScribe: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…

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Rachael Bade@rachaelmbade · May 1

On WALTZ news... I'm just gonna drop this story right here -- where me & @DashaBurns reported OVER A MONTH AGO that the plan right after Signalgate, was to fire Michael Waltz -- but at a later date... Why? Bc Trump didn't want the libs & the media to win the news cycle.…

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Matt Daily@dailym1 · Apr 23

SCOOP: EPA's own legal team was raising red flags about their challenge to Biden's climate spending. EPA’s fight to freeze climate grants has ‘significant legal vulnerabilities,’ top attorney warned in email politi.co/44CMZnS via @politico

dailym1's tweet card. The Trump administration's effort to regain control of $20 billion in already-distributed funding could expose the agency to billions in damages, a career lawyer wrote in an internal message obtained...

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Matt Daily@dailym1 · Apr 17

GasBuddy currently can not find any stations in the US reported below $2 per gallon yesterday or today. If it were to exist, the station would be selling below cost, which is not sustainable.

AAcyn@Acyn · Apr 17

Reporter: You did say that you were confident these deals will be done but you also said you are in no rush. Americans are seeing prices rise. They are seeing it on their bills. How long can they expect that pain to last? Trump: So they have already seen it get much better…

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Matt Daily@dailym1 · Apr 14

Energy dominance delayed? Oil prices have dropped and the industry is slowing its drilling. Trump's economic tumult tests the oil industry's patience politi.co/42b4El9 via @politico

dailym1's tweet card. The president's trade war has unnerved investors and executives — and could undermine his pledge to unleash "energy dominance."

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Spencer Hakimian@SpencerHakimian · Apr 10

NASDAQ call volume spiked minutes before the 90 day tariff pause was announced. Not a good look at all.

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Matt Daily@dailym1 · Apr 10

Trump orders investigation of two first-term administration aides who criticized him politi.co/3XUOLwJ via @politico

dailym1's tweet card. The president signed orders targeting Miles Taylor and Chris Krebs, an escalation of his retribution campaign.

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Matt Daily@dailym1 · Apr 9

Trump moves to hobble major US climate change study politi.co/3XSP3Ef via @politico

dailym1's tweet card. The cuts are a potentially fatal blow to the National Climate Assessment that Congress mandated to ensure the government understands the threats posed by rising temperatures.

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Ernest Scheyder@ErnestScheyder · Apr 7

The CEO of copper giant Freeport-McMoRan is concerned about global economic health in the wake of US tariffs rolled out last week reuters.com/markets/commod…

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Ishaan Tharoor@ishaantharoor · Apr 7

A sad farewell from a proud institution staffed by thoughtful, smart people

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