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What You Need to Know About the US Midterm Election

Election day has arrived. With polls starting in a few hours across the country, you can find guidance on what to expect for each state on the 2022 Election Expectations hub. It's not a presidential year, but these are high-stakes elections nonetheless. There are several things to consider today, including the following questions: Will the…

Lula Defeats Bolsonaro in Neck-and-Neck Presidential Race

AP reports that Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil's former leftist president, reclaimed the presidency of Brazil after defeating far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro in a close race. The country's election authority reported that Da Silva received 50.9% of the votes, while Bolsonaro was right behind with a 49.1%. Bolsonaro has yet to concede…

Biden Seeks To Refill Emergency Oil Reserves, Domestic Production Remains Low

According to the Wall Street Journal, President Biden has announced that his administration will seek to refill the US oil reserves when oil prices oscillate "between $67 to $72 a barrel, or less". This comes after the United States released the most significant quantity of oil from its own emergency petroleum reserves. This decision was met with…

President Biden Confident About Defeating Donald Trump

President Biden told Jake Tapper in an interview that was aired on “CNN Tonight” that he is currently focused on the November elections after which he will be making decisions on his own political future. “I’m not going to make this about my decision. I’m going to make it about the coming off-year election. After it is done in November, then I’m…

OPEC+ Decision: A Blow to American-Saudi Cooperation?

According to Reuters, President Joe Biden said: "there will be consequences" for Saudi Arabia following the OPEC+ decision to cut its oil production by 2% amid the current debilitating situation.  One day before the announcement, Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, stated that the United States…