On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the first 200 executive orders of the Trump administration, where the polling is showing how elections will go this fall, and more stories out of Washington.

Links:

Poll: It’s the Cost of Living, Stupid: https://www.patrickruffini.com/p/its-the-cost-of-living-stupid?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Nadler Retiring: https://nypost.com/2025/09/01/us-news/rep-jerrold-nadler-78-will-not-seek-re-election-as-longtime-ny-democrat-stresses-need-for-generational-change-after-watching-biden/

Trump Had Kind Words for the Congressman: https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1963926531748606446

200th Executive Order: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/5/trump-issuing-200th-executive-order-setting-unprecedented-pace-modern/

“Department of War”: https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-hegseth-department-of-war-pentagon-067d89413670394c4d2149519dcb09c3

What’s in a name? Mexico is “stimulating complex geological deposits”: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-04/mexico-s-sheinbaum-considers-more-fracking-to-boost-pemex

‘Inside Trump’s Unorthodox Climate Attacks in Courts Nationwide: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/climate/lawsuits-superfund-trump-justice-climate.html

Google Memory Holes Net-Zero Pledge on Website: https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/04/investigations/google-net-zero-sustainability

Court Blocks Gold Gold Bars: https://thehill.com/newsletters/energy-environment/5482639-appeals-court-sides-with-epa-over-gold-bars/

Shell Shelves SAF Plant: https://www.ogj.com/energy-transition/news/55314342/shell-scraps-rotterdam-biofuels-project-after-review

ABC, LND You and Me: https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/US-Breaks-LNG-Export-Record-in-August.html

Mitsubishi Double Down on Gas Turbines: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-31/mitsubishi-heavy-to-double-gas-turbine-capacity-as-demand-soars

Big Rigs Sue Themselves and Win… https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5450798-california-truck-emissions-ftc/?email=467cb6399cb7df64551775e431052b43a775c749&emaila=12a6d4d069cd56cfddaa391c24eb7042&emailb=054528e7403871c79f668e49dd3c44b1ec00c7f611bf9388f76bb2324d6ca5f3&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=08.13.25%20%E2%80%94%20Energy%20%26%20Environment%20--%20RF

Irrational Discounts: https://electrek.co/2025/09/02/gm-warns-irrational-discounts-evs-ending/