The White House Gets More Involved in Permitting Talks

March 11, 2026

White House officials are increasingly engaged in permitting talks between Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill at a time when energy prices are becoming centerpiece of the brewing affordability wars.

In recent weeks, President Donald Trump’s legislative affairs team and the National Energy Dominance Council — an entity designed to bolster U.S. production — have become more involved in the congressional deliberations, according to both a White House official granted anonymity to speak freely and Senate Environment and Public Works Chair Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.).

The dynamic shows how much both parties and the president’s aides want to get long-running permitting reform talks across the finish line even in an election year.

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