Higher home energy prices heading into the chilly months are the latest energy-related problem facing Joe Biden at a sensitive time in his young presidency. Driving the news: The Energy Department's independent stats arm projects heating bills this winter will rise thanks to higher commodity prices and predictions of a colder winter. The White House is already grappling with rising gasoline prices, which per AAA now average $3.30 per gallon, a seven-year high. Bloomberg reports that several Cabinet secretaries and top White House aides gathered Tuesday night to discuss rising gasoline and natural gas prices. ... (full story)