Republicans ramp up search for an escape hatch from speaker chaos
Oct. 13 By SARAH FERRIS Centrists are signaling they’re open to a deal. Democrats are outlining terms. With no speaker in sight yet, House Republicans are ramping up their discussions about a way to reopen the chamber. A bipartisan solution to the GOP’s leadership chaos…
Oil, Treasuries, Gold Prices Jump Amid Mideast Fears
Oct. 12 By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil, U.S. Treasuries and gold prices rose on Friday, with crude soaring nearly 6%, on safe-haven buying driven by the escalating Middle East conflict as Israel urged civilians to leave the northern Gaza Strip. Brent crude…
Zelenskyy arrives in Brussels for surprise visit ahead of NATO meeting
Oct. 11 By STUART LAU BRUSSELS — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, and join a meeting of NATO defense ministers during a surprise visit to Brussels on Wednesday. In comments to the…
U.S. may send second aircraft carrier toward Israel
Oct. 10 By LARA SELIGMAN The U.S. could soon have two aircraft carriers in the eastern Mediterranean, according to Defense Department officials, a move that would mark a major escalation in U.S. military power in the region as fighting intensifies between Israeli forces and Hamas…
Abu Dhabi’s Oil Champion ADNOC Bets on Global Expansion
Oct. 9 By Maha El Dahan DUBAI (Reuters) -The United Arab Emirates is refashioning state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) in the image of an international oil major by stepping up its global expansion and finding new revenue streams to maximise earnings for the…
How big is this going to get? What to watch for in the Israel-Hamas battle.
Oct. 8 By NAHAL TOOSI President Joe Biden and his aides have long tried to bring some calm to the Middle East, in large part so that the United States could focus more intensely on the greater long-term challenge: China. That strategy is now in…
Empty speaker’s office aggravates House-Senate beef
Oct. 7 By BURGESS EVERETT The chaos-ridden, speaker-less House is threatening to stymie a host of bipartisan legislative efforts across the Capitol — and senators are getting really tired of it. Forget the expectations earlier this year of achieving even modest policy reforms, or passing…
Inside the bipartisan deal that might have saved Kevin McCarthy
Oct. 6 By SARAH FERRIS Centrists in the House attempted to engineer a last-minute bipartisan power-sharing agreement that could have saved Kevin McCarthy’s speakership — a frantic but failed effort that continued just hours before the fateful vote. Democrats in the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus…
Democrats have relied on one company’s tools to power its campaigns. They’re now facing a possible collapse.
Oct. 5 By BRITTANY GIBSON A company at the center of the Democratic Party’s digital strategy is on the verge of a meltdown — sparking alarm among a broad constellation of liberal groups that are relying on it ahead of 2024. NGP VAN provides tools…
The bewilderment and schadenfreude the White House feels over McCarthy’s ouster
Oct. 4 By ADAM CANCRYN President Joe Biden and his advisers never saw former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as trustworthy. But the latter’s demise did not spark much joy in the White House. The president and his advisers played no role in the House vote…
McHenry named as acting speaker
Oct. 3 By KATHERINE TULLY-MCMANUS Rep. Patrick McHenry is now the acting speaker, the House Clerk announced immediately after Kevin McCarthy was stripped of the gavel in a historic House vote. The speaker pro tempore is imbued with all the powers of an elected speaker…
Beyonce’s Concert Film to Be Distributed Globally by AMC
Oct. 2 By Jyoti Narayan A film based on U.S. pop star Beyonce’s hit “Renaissance World Tour” is set to be distributed globally by a unit of AMC Entertainment, the company said, as cinema chains look to fill content gaps stemming from Hollywood strikes. AMC…