WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 15: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a news briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. Bessent and Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler joined White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt to discuss Working Families Tax Cuts on Tax Day, allegations of sexual assault against members of Congress and rising oil prices amid the war in Iran. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

US Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche (R) listens to Semafor's White House correspondent Shelby Talcott during the 2026 Semafor World Economy conference in Washington, DC, on April 15, 2026. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

Police officers ride in trucks as they monitor the area as protestors rally against rising fuel prices in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on April 15, 2026. Workers say that fuel prices should not exceed their minimum wage. Crude prices climbed Wednesday while stocks diverged as investors digested mixed signals about talks to end the war in the Middle East and get oil and gas flowing through the Strait of Hormuz once again. (Photo by Clarens SIFFROY / AFP via Getty Images)

Police officers monitor the area as protestors rally against rising fuel prices in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on April 15, 2026. Workers say that fuel prices should not exceed their minimum wage. Crude prices climbed Wednesday while stocks diverged as investors digested mixed signals about talks to end the war in the Middle East and get oil and gas flowing through the Strait of Hormuz once again. (Photo by Clarens SIFFROY / AFP via Getty Images)

An armored police vehicle monitors the area as protestors rally against rising fuel prices in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on April 15, 2026. Workers say that fuel prices should not exceed their minimum wage. Crude prices climbed Wednesday while stocks diverged as investors digested mixed signals about talks to end the war in the Middle East and get oil and gas flowing through the Strait of Hormuz once again. (Photo by Clarens SIFFROY / AFP via Getty Images)

Police officers monitor the area as protestors rally against rising fuel prices in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on April 15, 2026. Workers say that fuel prices should not exceed their minimum wage. Crude prices climbed Wednesday while stocks diverged as investors digested mixed signals about talks to end the war in the Middle East and get oil and gas flowing through the Strait of Hormuz once again. (Photo by Clarens SIFFROY / AFP via Getty Images)

Protestors rally against rising fuel prices in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on April 15, 2026. Workers say that fuel prices should not exceed their minimum wage. Crude prices climbed Wednesday while stocks diverged as investors digested mixed signals about talks to end the war in the Middle East and get oil and gas flowing through the Strait of Hormuz once again. (Photo by Clarens SIFFROY / AFP via Getty Images)

Protestors rally against rising fuel prices in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on April 15, 2026. Workers say that fuel prices should not exceed their minimum wage. Crude prices climbed Wednesday while stocks diverged as investors digested mixed signals about talks to end the war in the Middle East and get oil and gas flowing through the Strait of Hormuz once again. (Photo by Clarens SIFFROY / AFP via Getty Images)