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Feb 25 2021
News
Manchin will support Deb Haaland for Interior secretary, boosting her chances
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Wednesday he'll vote to confirm nominee Deb Haaland to be Interior secretary, a significant boost to her prospects.
In a statement, Manchin said that "while we do not agree on every issue, she reaffirmed her strong commitment to bipartisanship, addressing the diverse needs of our country and maintaining our nation’s energy independence."
Manchin's
NBC News DigitalJun 06 2021
News
Clock is ticking for Republicans on infrastructure, Biden officials say
Democrats will start the process on Wednesday of preparing an infrastructure bill for a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives, with or without Republican support, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm told CNN on Sunday morning.
"The president still has hope, Joe Manchin still has hope” for crafting a bipartisan infrastructure bill with Republicans, Granholm said, referring to the
ReutersMar 07 2022
News
Blinken: US in ‘Active’ Talks With European Allies About Banning Russian Oil Imports
The United States is having “very active discussions” with its European allies about banning the importing of Russian oil, while “at the same time maintaining a steady global supply of oil,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday.
Bipartisan calls have been mounting for the administration to add Russian energy exports to the target list of sanctions in response to President
CNSNews.comJul 13 2022
News
U.S. Inflation Hits New Four-Decade High of 9.1%
U.S. inflation reached 9.1% in June, its highest rate in nearly 41 years, the Labor Department said.
The consumer-price index’s pace for June eclipsed May’s annual rate of 8.6% that led Federal Reserve officials to shift to a faster pace of benchmark interest-rate increases, according to meeting minutes released last week.
Core prices, a measure that strips out volatile food and
Wall Street Journal (News)Feb 11 2022
Opinion
Inflation Stays Broad And Elevated As The US Economy Roars Back
Inflation stayed broad and elevated in January, according to a U.S. government report on Thursday.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that annual inflation rose to 7.5% in January, up from 7% in the previous month. That was the highest inflation number since 1982 and ahead of market forecasts. Core inflation, which excludes food and energy, came in at 6%, up from 5.5% in
International Business TimesMar 26 2022
News
'Ukrainian Blood on Their Hands': Analysis Details How Big Oil Funded Putin's War Chest
Bolstering climate campaigners' charges that fossil fuels have funded Russia's ongoing assault of Ukraine, an analysis published Friday by three green groups reveals top energy companies helped build Russian President Vladimir Putin's war chest to the tune of nearly $100 billion since 2014.
The new briefing from Greenpeace USA, Global Witness, and Oil Change International targets eight
Common DreamsOct 13 2020
Opinion
Vaccine development process is safe, claims of the contrary are baseless
All of our lives have been drastically impacted by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic — and we know all of us are eager to return to the way things were before the pandemic began. However, that simply won’t be possible without a safe, effective vaccine. Fortunately, due to the strength of American innovation and unprecedented public-private partnerships, a COVID-19 vaccine is on the horizon. We
Multiple Writers - Lean RightMar 03 2022
News
U.S. has not sanctioned Russian oil but traders avoiding it
U.S. traders in the nation’s largest oil hubs have cautiously put imports from Russian companies on hold, even though the White House has said oil sales are not the target of sanctions.
The response from traders means sanctions have disrupted energy markets more than expected following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Crude futures have soared above $100 a barrel even though the United
ReutersJul 11 2022
Opinion
New York Times: It Is Now Okay to Talk About Biden’s Age and Mental State
The once-taboo topic of Biden’s age, mental state, and capacities is now front and center — less than year after bringing up the obvious was denounced as the “gross, lowest-common-denominator politics that drive people away from public life.”
Peter Baker in the New York Times, this weekend:
The reality is that managing the schedule of the oldest president in American history
National Review (News)Jun 20 2022
Opinion
The Fed will put the economy in a coma if that’s what’s needed to whip inflation
What a mess.
Consumer prices are accelerating faster than at any time since the early 1980s. The average 30-year mortgage rate is approaching 6 percent, the highest in 14 years. The stock market is melting down.
And here’s the kicker: Times will most likely get tougher before they get better.
As the Federal Reserve drives up interest rates in a high-stakes bid to bring
The Boston Globe