Administrator of the Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler introduces U. Vice President JD Vance at CompoTech headquarters on August 24, 2026 in Brewer, Maine. Vance is traveling to Maine to speak at CompoTech, a defense technology company. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

BREWER, MAINE - AUGUST 24: Administrator of the Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler introduces U.S. Vice President JD Vance at CompoTech headquarters on August 24, 2026 in Brewer, Maine. CompoTech is a defense technology company based in Maine. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Gas prices are seen on a gas pump at an Exxon Gas Station in Falls Church, Virginia, August 24, 2026. The US and Iran are approaching the six-month mark since military operations began on February 28, 2026, with the two nations remaining entrenched in a strategic stalemate. The conflict's most significant impact on the US economy is the rise in energy costs, which is contributing to higher inflation. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

Gas prices are displayed at an Exxon Gas Station in Falls Church, Virginia, August 24, 2026. The US and Iran are approaching the six-month mark since military operations began on February 28, 2026, with the two nations remaining entrenched in a strategic stalemate. The conflict's most significant impact on the US economy is the rise in energy costs, which is contributing to higher inflation. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

Gas prices are seen on a gas pump at an Exxon Gas Station in Falls Church, Virginia, August 24, 2026. The US and Iran are approaching the six-month mark since military operations began on February 28, 2026, with the two nations remaining entrenched in a strategic stalemate. The conflict's most significant impact on the US economy is the rise in energy costs, which is contributing to higher inflation. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

Gas prices are seen at an Exxon Gas Station in Falls Church, Virginia, August 24, 2026. The US and Iran are approaching the six-month mark since military operations began on February 28, 2026, with the two nations remaining entrenched in a strategic stalemate. The conflict's most significant impact on the US economy is the rise in energy costs, which is contributing to higher inflation. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

Gas prices are seen on a gas pump at an Exxon Gas Station in Falls Church, Virginia, August 24, 2026. The US and Iran are approaching the six-month mark since military operations began on February 28, 2026, with the two nations remaining entrenched in a strategic stalemate. The conflict's most significant impact on the US economy is the rise in energy costs, which is contributing to higher inflation. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

Gas prices are seen on a gas pump at an Exxon Gas Station in Falls Church, Virginia, August 24, 2026. The US and Iran are approaching the six-month mark since military operations began on February 28, 2026, with the two nations remaining entrenched in a strategic stalemate. The conflict's most significant impact on the US economy is the rise in energy costs, which is contributing to higher inflation. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)