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Biden approval rating in Iowa hits 35%, nearly 3 in 4 say country on wrong track: poll By Timothy Nerozzi Fox News October 21, 2022 Iowa adults are not happy with President Biden or his administration’s performance, according to a new poll. A 61% majority of Iowa adults disapprove of Biden’s job performance, according to a Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll. Approximately 35% approve of his performance. This Biden disapproval trickles down into respondents’ views of the nation as a whole, with 73% of Iowa respondents believing the nation is on the wrong track. Continue Reading…..
Paolo Banchero Says He Loved Duke, But Felt Like ‘Zoo Animal’ At School TMZ October 21, 2022 Paolo Banchero says being the BMOC at Duke actually ain’t all that … explaining this week that sometimes he felt like a straight-up “zoo animal” at the school. The #1 overall pick broke down what life was like as a Blue Devil superstar to R.J. Hampton on Fubo Sports Network’s “The Young Person Basketball Podcast” … and he said, at times, people treated him weirdly on the Durham campus. Don’t get it twisted — he said he LOVED being a member…
Saudi Arabia pressed Arab nations to issue statements publicly supporting OPEC+ cut By Barak Ravid Axios October 20, 2022 The Biden administration blames Saudi Arabia for the move, which the U.S. claims will strengthen Russia. Saudi officials claim the U.S. anger has nothing to do with Russia but is due to domestic political concerns about rising gas prices ahead of the midterm elections. Catch up quick: Two weeks ago, OPEC+ announced production cuts of 2 million barrels per day starting in November. The U.S. lobbied OPEC+ members, mainly Saudi Arabia, to wait another month to evaluate the situation…
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By C. Ryan Barber Business Insider October 19, 2022 On New Year’s Day 2021, then-Capitol police officer Michael Riley made a long-distance fishing buddy in the charter-boat captain Jacob Hiles. While the two had never met, they were both avid anglers and connected on fishing-related Facebook groups. Within days, they found themselves on opposite sides of the January 6 attack on the Capitol, as Hiles joined the pro-Trump mob that stormed the building Riley was sworn to protect. But the following day, prosecutors say, Riley messaged Hiles directly over Facebook to urge him to remove posts — including selfies…
Biden to announce release of more petroleum from strategic reserve Washington Post October 19, 2022 President Biden will announce on Wednesday that he is releasing 15 million more barrels of fuel from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, a move aimed at easing gas prices three weeks before voters anxious over rising costs head to the polls as Democrats have been battered by GOP attacks on the economy. Biden and the Democrats face strong head winds in the upcoming midterm elections, and Republicans have zeroed in on inflation and rising costs as they try to persuade voters that Biden’s economic…
Is the Biden administration about to put the Abraham Accords at risk? The Hill October 16, 2022 Which is more important to President Biden, rejoining the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) or strengthening the Abraham Accords between Israel and its Arab neighbors? There should be little doubt that Biden has shown he prioritizes the Iran nuclear agreement. But does that mean the death knell for the two-year-old Abraham Accords if the Iranians finally say yes to the American offer after the U.S. midterm elections? Despite the protests for regime change running rampant through the Islamic Republic, the…
$31 trillion may seem a fanciful number, but U.S. debt will soon hit your wallet hard USA TODAY October 16, 2022 During a rare television interview this week with CNN, President Joe Biden had difficulty pinpointing just how much the misleadingly named Inflation Reduction Act would contribute to fighting climate change. He said it would spur something around “a billion a trillion $750 million dollars billion dollars off the sidelines in investment.” A bit of a head scratcher. Yet that confusion is reminiscent of what I feel when I (a humble English major) try to wrap my head…
Biden will wait for Congress to return before taking any major steps on US-Saudi relationship, national security adviser says | CNN Politics By Sam Fossum CNN October 16, 2022 President Joe Biden’s reassessment of the United States’ relationship with Saudi Arabia will happen “methodically” and will include bipartisan consultations, and there will be no major changes until after Congress returns from recess, according to national security adviser Jake Sullivan. Sullivan has previously said that the President would examine all aspects of the US-Saudi relationship, as administration officials continue quiet discussions with members of Congress and congressional aides about…
Too late for a Saudi rethink? Critics say oil cut was a predictable blow for Biden NBC News October 16, 2022 President Joe Biden’s attempts to court Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman were destined to end in failure, analysts and dissidents told NBC News, after the White House and the deeply conservative kingdom clashed over cuts to oil production. Without elaborating, the White House warned there would be “consequences” for the Middle Eastern powerbroker after the oil-producing alliance OPEC+ announced earlier this month that it would cut oil production by 2 million barrels a day, a move…