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President Trump says the United States has reached a major oil agreement with Venezuela.
NPR's Julia Simon reports the deal would give American interests control
over 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil and involve development of 17 oil fields.
In a post on True Social, President Trump says that the new deal, quote,
more than doubles American oil reserves and, quote, will substantially lower gas prices for all Americans.
But while these are proven oil reserves in Venezuela,
there's a lag time of years between producing that oil and getting it to market.
Many of the details of the deal are unclear.
But what is significant, oil experts say, is that the U.S.
Would have majority control of the oil reserves.
Is backtracking on state control in the industry and laying out the red carpet for U.S.
Oil companies.
Julia Simon, NPR News.
Congressional Democrats are preparing for the possibility that President Trump could try to undermine
November's elections by claiming fraud or interfering in the voting process.
A task force of lawmakers, staff,
and outside experts is preparing for potential efforts to disrupt the midterms, as NPR's Eric McDaniel reports.
The goal is simple.
Here's Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester, Democrat of Delaware.