The left are urging a green energy revolution. The right are sounding a battle cry of “Drill, baby, drill”. And American voters, tired of political excuses, are feeling angry. Rising gas prices pose a fresh election year headache for Joe Biden. Republicans accuse him of pushing “a radical anti-US energy agenda”. Democrats put the blame […]
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Gas Prices Falling As Oil Drops Below $100 Per Barrel?
Gas prices fell again Tuesday as the price of oil dropped below $100 a barrel. The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline slipped to $4.316 as of Tuesday, as oil prices retreated, according to AAA. On Friday, prices hit a record high of $4.33 per gallon. Oil closed at $96.44 per barrel. This […]
Russia Takes Largest Nuclear Power Station In Europe Hostage As Atrocities Continue
Russian forces have now put staff at Europe’s largest nuclear plant under their command and cut off their ability to communicate with Ukraine’s nuclear regulator, the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency said Sunday. The Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, which is located about 350 miles southeast of Kyiv, was originally seized by Russian troops on Friday […]
Russia invades Ukraine in largest European attack since WWII
Russian forces invaded Ukraine on Thursday by land, air and sea in the largest military attack of one state against another on the European continent since the Second World War. The wide-ranging attack on Ukraine on Thursday hit cities and bases with airstrikes or shelling, as civilians piled into trains and cars to flee. Ukraine’s […]
Ukraine-Russia crisis could push inflation to 10% if conflict escalates
U.S. inflation is already at the highest level in four decades. The worsening Ukraine-Russia crisis could push it even higher. That’s because the conflict is threatening to send oil prices above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2014, according to RSM chief economist Joe Brusuelas. Oil prices already surged to a fresh eight-year […]
Russian Forces not “pulling back” from Ukranian border
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that the United States is not seeing evidence that Russia is pulling back troops from the border of Ukraine, despite Russian claims. “Unfortunately, there’s a difference between what Russia says and what it does. And what we’re seeing is no meaningful pullback,” Blinken said on ABC’s “Good […]
Biden Warns Putin Consequences Will Be “Swift And Harsh”
President Biden told Russian President Vladimir Putin on a phone call Saturday that Russia would face “swift and severe costs” if it chose to invade Ukraine, the White House said. The call between the two leaders lasted about an hour Saturday morning as warning signs of a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine continue to grow. […]
American Fighter Jets Arrive In Eastern Europe
U.S. F-15 fighter jets have arrived in Poland as America and its NATO allies seek to bolster defenses along the alliance’s eastern flank ahead of a potential military conflict between Russia and Ukraine. “US Air Force F-15 fighter jets landed in Łask to contribute to #NATOAirPolicingMission on the Eastern Flank of the Alliance,” Poland’s delegation […]
US Lawmakers Working On Bill To Sanction Russia
U.S. lawmakers negotiating a Russia sanctions bill were getting “closer and closer” to an agreement, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday. Russia has amassed troops and equipment along its border with Ukraine, stoking fears of an invasion. Washington has threatened Moscow with sanctions should it attack Ukraine. “It is moving along but there […]
US Combat Soldiers Land In Poland Amidst Ukraine-Russia Tensions
The 82nd Airborne Division and XVIII Airborne Corps arrived in Poland Saturday to augment the currently available forces in the country as Russia remains poised for a possible invasion of Ukraine. Soldiers departed Fort Bragg Thursday and arrived in Poland 24 hours later. The force of roughly 1,700 service members, mainly consisting of the 82nd […]
American Troops Deployed To Eastern Europe As Tensions With Russia Rise
As President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Western leaders to avoid stirring “panic” over the massive Russian troop buildup on his country’s borders, Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed on the need for de-escalation. Neither Putin nor his Western counterparts had until now appeared ready to give ground in the weeks-long crisis, the worst in decades […]
Will US Troops Get Sucked Into War With Russia?
The Pentagon on Friday called on Russia to stand down on Ukraine as tensions rise over the threat of a Russian military invasion. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in a briefing with reporters said Moscow has for months been deploying forces along Ukraine’s border at a “consistent and steady pace,” which has been supported by Russian […]