White House seeks $3 billion to boost strategic petroleum reserves 

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The Trump administration said Thursday it is seeking $3 billion from Congress to boost the country’s strategic petroleum reserves, potentially propping up U.S. oil producers after crude prices crashed globally. President Donald Trump had directed the Energy Department last week to fill the nation’s emergency stash of crude oil to the top, over objections from

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