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Biden’s Burnt Bridges Exacerbate Ukraine-Related Oil Crisis

March 11, 2022 crisis, Biden's, bridges, Burnt, Exacerbate, UkraineRelated0 comment

Although Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has helped to unify Europe against Russia, it has had a divisive effect in the Middle East, where many countries recently have hedged their bets by boosting ties to Moscow to offset declining confidence in U.S. leadership. Even before the Biden administration’s Afghanistan withdrawal debacle last August, U.S. allies and partners in the Middle East were dismayed by a downsizing of the U.S. military presence in the region, incessant talk of an American “pivot” to Asia, and the administration’s commitment to restoring the flawed 2015…

Republican Attorney General who killed a man with his car has to answer for new evidence

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Back in September 2020, 55-year-old Joseph Boever was struck and killed by a car being driven by South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg. Boever was walking on the side of Highway 14 around 10:30 PM when Ravnsborg’s car drifted into the shoulder of the highway and hit Boever. Ravnsborg had been driving home from a Republican fundraiser and reportedly called 911 at the time, claiming to the dispatcher that he might have hit a deer. A sheriff’s deputy came out to quickly survey the attorney general’s car before giving him a ride home.…

Psaki says ‘no decision’ on Russian oil ban

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The Biden administration has not decided whether to approve a possible ban of Russian oil imports, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday. “No decision has been made at this point about a ban on importing oil from Russia and those discussions are going on internally, and also with … The Washington Times stories: White House

It’s a weird time in Congress with a war going on in Europe

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Besides the omnibus budget package, Congress is dealing with a few other issues this week, like postal reform. But it’s a short week, as the <a href=”https://federalnewsnetwork.com/category/temin/tom-temin-federal-drive/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Federal Drive</a> with Tom Temin learned from Bloomberg Government Deputy News Director Loren Duggan. <blockquote>Tom Temin: Loren, the omnibus packages that are coming forth to be voted on sometime during this week, presumably to get to the President’s desk, they have to finish those votes this week before they go on recess. So tell us what the schedule for that would look…

The Vibe Shift on Capitol Hill

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Bipartisanship still exists in Washington. At President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address last night, members of both parties stood to applaud the strength of Ukrainians, to cheer for getting kids back in school, and to celebrate funding the police. In February, Democrats and Republicans came together to pass bills reforming the post office and the way that workplaces handle sexual harassment. But all is not well on Capitol Hill. Many lawmakers and staff say that something has shifted in the past two years—that the changes brought on by…

Oil and gas industry petitions to block pipeline monitoring rule that cites Enbridge failures

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Two oil and gas industry groups have filed a petition in hopes of eliminating a Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) rule that would better hold them accountable. The American Petroleum Institute (API) and GPA Midstream want to halt the implementation of the “Pipeline Safety: Unusually Sensitive Areas for the Great Lakes, Coastal Beaches, and Certain Coastal Waters” rule that went into effect last month. The rule explicitly cites API member Enbridge’s failures with its Line 5 and Line 6B pipelines as to why stricter regulations must take effect. According to the…