Rare Earth Wars: U.S. General Sounds Alarm Over China’s Military Leverage
On November 3, retired four-star General Jack Keane, the Army’s former Vice Chief of Staff, put a warning on the record: China “has made clear it is prepared…
Nvidia Spy Scandal Threatens the Gulf’s AI Ambitions
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict A car bomb killed the chief navigator of Russia’s St. Petersburg-based 6th Guards Air and Air Defence Forces Army on Thursday morning, a day…
U.S. Oil Rigs Hold at 463 as Crude Output Hits Another Record
The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States fell this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday,…
Will the Senate’s BAAJA Bill Let AI Giants Outmuscle Utilities?
Yesterday the US Senate approved a preliminary version of a bill, the Bipartisan Affordability and Jobs Act, commonly referred to as BAAJA. We previously published an article in…
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Alito warns against congressional Supreme Court meddling, says some lower court judges ‘have gone far astray’
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr. on Thursday warned that Congress could defund the high court, hamstringing its ability to carry out…
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Europe Enters Winter With Its Lowest Gas Inventory of the 2020s
Asian spot LNG is trading above $30 per million British thermal units and Europe is entering winter with its lowest gas inventory…
Record Car Prices Are Pushing American Drivers Deeper Into Debt
The average price of a new vehicle in the US has climbed to a record $51,109, according to a new Cox Automotive…
Venezuela Ends 19-Year Power Monopoly, With Oil Fields First in Line
Venezuela is opening up its electricity sector to private capital for the first time since Hugo Chávez nationalized it in 2007, in…
More Drilling Won’t Shield U.S. Consumers From Oil Price Shocks
Another month, another distressing Consumer Price Index report. As the war in Iran drags on, inflation in the United States is remaining…
Crude Is Back at 80% in the Gulf, but Refined Products Are Stuck at 35%
The story in the Strait of Hormuz has been that Middle Eastern crude exports have recovered to about 80% to 85% of…
Quantum Computing Is Being Pitched as the Fix for AI’s Runaway Power Appetite
Can quantum computing save artificial intelligence from itself? The energy and water needs of the AI sector are growing larger all the…
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Ro Khanna rejects warnings that Trump admin investigations could derail Democrats’ affordability agenda
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., is brushing off concerns that House Democrats’ eagerness to investigate Trump administration officials could distract the incoming majority…
Texas Democrats put DEI back on agenda after sweeping to power
Texas Democrats are opening their incoming state House majority with a push to clear the way for DEI offices and programs to…
Dems admit uncomfortable election sweep truth as party descends on Denver to shape 2028 without a frontrunner
DENVER — Fresh off sweeping midterm victories, Democratic leaders, strategists and potential 2028 presidential contenders are heading to Colorado to debate what…
Top House Dem sparks backlash with plan for deported Dreamers that goes beyond bringing them back
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said Tuesday he supports bringing deported DACA recipients back to the U.S. and providing what he…
Senate Republicans fear ‘brutal’ 2028 map could keep Dems in power for years to come
The aftershocks of last week’s midterm elections are still being felt by Senate Republicans, but another political reality is beginning to set…
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