Gasoline futures have risen nearly 29% this year with prices at the pump currently averaging $3.67 a gallon, according to the motorist association AAA.
The White House has no comment on reports of Israeli attacks in Iran
John Kirby said the Biden administration does not support a Congressional aid package solely for Israel, when other countries like Ukraine and Taiwan still need the United States’s help as well. The post White House Says it Does Not Approve of Stand-Alone Aid Package for Israel first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.
(The Center Square) – Two days after a House Ethics Committee adjourned after voting to reject an investigative report on Speaker Dean Plocher, R-St. Louis, an attorney for the majority stated the matter remains active. Hampton Williams, the majority legal counsel, issued a statement on Wednesday after several media reports on Monday’s hearing of the bipartisan committee. Williams said he received several inquiries regarding the status of “Matter 23-01.” He also mentioned public...
Kemba Walden, the former acting national cyber director, said that a ransom payment ban is the ultimate goal.
Assault believed to be imminent as the US, Russia, France and India warn their citizens to avoid travel in the region
There remains a “real,” “credible” and “viable” threat of Iranian retaliatory strikes against Israel, the White House said Friday, as President Joe Biden receives constant updates on the situation from his national security team. “We’re watching this very, very closely,” said John Kirby, the National Security Council spokesman, who declined to provide information about the expected timing of the threat. But he said US officials were in “constant communication” with their Israeli counterparts...
'They've got to do more, they've got to make changes,' Kirby said. On Friday a group of more than 30 House Democrats including former Speaker Nancy Pelosi demanded Biden halt the transfer of weapons to Israel
China produces about half of the world’s steel and sells it for less than half what U.S.-produced steel costs, administration officials said.
President Biden condemned the “brazen attack” by Iran against Israel, but the White House also confirmed that it’s not trying to escalate the conflict further.
The White House on Thursday offered mild sympathy to the family of football hall of famer O.J. Simpson, who passed away of cancer earlier in the day.
President Joe Biden toughened his rhetoric toward Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a phone call on Thursday.