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The Overseas Acadia is anchored in New York Harbor. With U.S. energy production near record highs, pressure is mounting on the Obama administration to lift a 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports, but the White House shows no signs of changing course. (Associated Press)
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FILE — In this June 12, 2014 file photo, a pair of tanker trucks parked next to pumps at an oil-producing well in McKenzie County, N.D. Never mind dropping oil prices. U.S. producers are pushing harder than ever for the right to sell U.S. crude oil overseas. It might seem counterintuitive: Oil prices are as low as they have been at any point since 2009 and the height of the Great Recession. Depending on the projection, prices could drop further still with slowing economies across the world. Oil producers are playing a longer game, betting that long-term demand remains strong and new markets offer lucrative rewards for U.S. producers. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
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Rep. Sander M. Levin, the ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Ways and Means, said Mr. Obama's negotiators botched the chance at a more bipartisan deal, risking the fate of both the fast-track negotiating authority and the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal that the president is rushing to finalize. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Randall Stephenson, AT&T chairman and CEO, was recognized by America's Promise Alliance for an educational program emphasizing student success. (Associated Press)
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Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis speaks with members of the International Monetary Fund, before the IMF Governors group photo, at the World Bank-International Monetary Fund annual meetings in Washington, Saturday, April 18, 2015. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **
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FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2014 file photo, oil pump jacks work in unison on a foggy morning in Williston, N.D. The North Dakota Legislature is looking at restructuring oil taxes as a hedge against falling crude prices. Oil companies could see a big tax cut if crude prices continue to slide, and the state could lose billions of dollars. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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Scimitar canary illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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The Segway was once pitched by inventor Dean Kamen as the future of 21st century transportation and "would be to the car what the car was to the horse and buggy." Now, the New Hampshire-based Segway, Inc. has been bought by Beijing-based scooter manufacturer Ninebot Inc. (Associated Press)
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, left, with corporation counsel Steve Patton by his side, presides over the Chicago City Council for the first time after being re-elected mayor, Wednesday, April 15, 2015, in Chicago. (Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune via AP)
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Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., discusses the recently released tax reform plan, Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at the Heritage Foundation in Washington. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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The Internal Revenue Service Headquarters (IRS) building is seen in Washington on April 13, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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Hillary Clinton tailored her recent presidential campaign launch to her liberal base, vowing to restore fairness to an economy where a "CEO makes about 300 times what the average worker makes." (Associated Press)
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FILE - In this June 5, 2014 file photo, a man walks past a Google sign at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Google may have to pay more than half a billion dollars for an unorthodox stock split aimed at ensuring co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin retain control over the Internet's most profitable company. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
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Illustration on steps that can be taken to constrain Iran's quest for nuclear weapons by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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In this April 3, 2015 photo, an ACE Cash Express outlet is seen on San Mateo Boulevard in Albuquerque, N.M. The outlet sits on a block which has three small loan storefronts. High-interest lending practices have been a target of consumer advocates in New Mexico, one of the poorest states in the country, for decades. They struck out again this year in the Legislature as bills that would have capped interest rates on payday loans went nowhere. Efforts to reshape short-term loan laws have gained some traction in other states, leading some advocates to question whether campaign donations are swaying New Mexico’s politicians. (AP Photo/Vik Jolly)
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The Marine Corps' Infantry Officers’ Course at Twentynine Palms, Calif., March 21, 2012. (Image: Marine Corps)
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Wayne LaPierre, left, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, speaks during the annual meeting of members at the NRA convention Saturday, April 11, 2015, in Nashville, Tenn. At right is Jim Porter, NRA president. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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The Capitol building is seen through the columns on the steps of the Supreme Court in Washington on May 5, 2014. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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President Barack Obama speaks during the CEO Summit of the Americas panel discussion, Friday, April 10, 2015, in Panama City, Panama. Obama is in Panama to attend the VII Summit of the Americas. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
