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Why is Trump linking higher gas prices to the Iran conflict?
Rallying Republicans again. I'm Dave Anthony, Fox News President Trump again telling supporters to pretend he's on the ballot in November. And his gas prices get bumped up even more because of the Iran conflict he said at a rally in North Carolina. That war's gonna end very soon. Watch you just watch. But a new Fox News poll shows a lot of worry about the economy. Three and four say it's just fair or poorer.
More than three times as many say they're financially falling behind rather than getting ahead, which is why President Trump is pushing back hard on the sentiment that Democrats would be better than Republicans at handling those top concerns.
Democrats gave us the dark age of America, and we turned it into the golden age.
What evidence suggests the US may have committed war crimes in Iran?
In North Carolina, President Trump stumping for Republican candidate Michael Watley arguing the higher gas prices imposed by the Iran war are justified, given given the threat that he had to address.
Fox's Jackie Henrik at the White House, the US is under more scrutiny over the Iran conflict.
Human rights experts commissioned by the United Nations say they found reasonable grounds to believe the US committed war crimes in two strikes on Iran. They include a missile attack that hit a school in the southern city Minab. Iran state media says 168 people were killed, most of them children.
Fox is Jonathan Savage. The US military says it does not target civilians. President Trump has blamed Ukraine in part for diesel's record high prices, calling for an end to attacks on Russian fuel facilities. This is the House follows the Senate, sending him a bill to impose new sanctions on Russia trying to end that war.
How will the new Russia sanctions bill affect US energy markets?
Named after late Senator Lindsey Graham, nearly a year and a half after it was introduced. It includes targeting Russia's shadow fleet and grants the president the authority to impose secondary tariffs on buyers of Russian oil and gas.
Fox's Molly Line and as the president considers signing that. He's also warning Europe. Allowing Canada to be an associate member of the European Union may be a hostile act. I mean a US Canada trade dispute warning he could stop trading with Europe on many things. America's listening to Fox. Now more on Congress, the House has adjourned until after the midterm elections after approving that Russia sanctions bill and one other piece of legislation.
The Bipartisan Rate Payer Protection Act, which passed four hundred and seventeen to three, is intended to shield Americans from potential energy costs associated with data centers.
What bipartisan steps are being taken to regulate artificial intelligence?
The bill would require states to consider, but not mandate, a federal standard to ensure that facilities that demand a lot of electricity would have to cover 100% of the cost of any extra utility production or infrastructure upgrades required to meet their demand. Critics say it doesn't. don't have teeth. The bill would not force state regulators to adopt the framework, but says states have to hold a hearing on such a policy within two years from the time the legislation is enacted. Republican Senator John Houston has introduced a companion bill in the Senate, but it has not yet gotten a vote. Tanya J. Powers, Fox News.
This is concern grows over artificial intelligence going out of control. Independent Senator Bernie Sanders held a bipartisan briefing at the Capitol with tech experts, including the so called Godfather of AI.
Why is President Trump criticizing the Fed amid rising stock futures?
Sanders indicates he and other lawmakers are considering legislation to form a regulatory agency for AI, similar to the FDA. The President, though, is accusing Dems of using AI as a political cudgel in the midterms. There are also reports that tech leaders are expected to travel to D.C. next week when Chinese President Xi Jinping heads to the nation's capital for a state visit.
This is Madeline Rivera. President Trump is critical of the Fed, saying it did the wrong thing with the first interest rate hike in nearly three years. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh
says Job gains have kept pace with the workforce and the unemployment rate has changed little. But inflation remains elevated.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Why is Trump linking higher gas prices to the Iran conflict?
0:03–0:44
2
What evidence suggests the US may have committed war crimes in Iran?
0:44–1:32
3
How will the new Russia sanctions bill affect US energy markets?
1:32–2:20
4
What bipartisan steps are being taken to regulate artificial intelligence?
2:20–3:03
5
Why is President Trump criticizing the Fed amid rising stock futures?
3:03–3:58