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This morning in Politics Across the Pond, MP Andrew Bridgen reacts to Joe Biden joining the pile-up of beleaguered PM Liz Truss.
MP Andrew Bridgen: Joe Biden joins the pile-on of beleaguered PM Liz Truss, but his crystal ball only works in reverse
Unfortunately, Joe Biden’s crystal ball only works to allow him to see the past as he joins the pile-on of beleaguered PM Liz Truss. Some of us did predict the outcome of her mini-budget in advance, but I don’t recall Joe Biden being one of them. […]
- The January 6 committee had its final hearing on Thursday and it voted to subpoena Donald Trump. Former President responded with a letter without saying whether he would show up to testify or not.
“Despite very poor television ratings, the Unselect Committee has perpetuated a Show Trial the likes of which this Country has never seen before. There is no Due Process, no Cross-Examination, no ‘real’ Republican members, and no legitimacy since you do not talk about Election Fraud or not calling up the troops. It is a Witch Hunt of the highest level, a continuation of what has been going on for years.”
Your top news stories are below.
THE WHITE HOUSE
Joe and Jill Biden have spent the week on the road campaigning hard for the Democrats.
All Things Biden Said About His First Day At The White House
At 2:16 pm, President Biden and Democratic nominee for governor Tina Kotek, who is in danger of losing the governor’s mansion for her party for the first time in four decades, walked onto the stage at the Pacific Northwest Carpenter’s […]
At Ice Cream Parlor Biden Talks Midterms, Iran And Liz Truss
President Biden walked into Baskin-Robbins ice cream parlor in Gresham at 3:25 pm with a candidate for Oregon governor, Tina Kotek. He shook hands with three customers and took a selfie. Biden then moved over to the counter, pointed to […]
Jill Biden And Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz Sit Down For A Coffee
Around 11:30 am, the first lady made an unscheduled stop at Helena’s Coffee in Plantation, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale, where she met with Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, whose district includes Plantation. Wasserman Schultz was set to appear today with […]
Jill Biden Takes A Few Swipes At Stacey Abrams’s Opponent Brian Kemp
First Lady Jill Biden headlined a fundraising event Friday afternoon for Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams at the home of Ann and Jeff Cramer in Atlanta’s leafy Inman Park neighborhood. The minimum donation to Abrams’ One Georgia Leadership Committee was $1,000, a […]
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
- “I’ve spent the bulk of my time holding NATO together since I got in place,” Biden said on Saturday at a fundraiser for Tina Kotek.
- Across the pond, PM Liz Truss is meeting today at Chequers with Jeremy Hunt. “We are going to do things differently,” she tweeted ahead of the their meeting.
- The content of indyref2 suggests that Scotland would be looking to re-join the EU if the second referendum gets approved and people vote to leave the UK.
- Ned Price told The Pavlovic Today what Secretary Blinken said in a phone call to Serbian President Vucic.
“Imperative” For Serbia And Kosovo To Diversify Energy, Says Secretary Blinken
On October 11, a phone call between Secretary Blinken, President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo’s PM Albin Kurti took place. Speaking to The Pavlovic Today, Price confirmed that Blinken talked to President Aleksandar Vucic and revealed more details about the conversation they had. […]
DIGITAL ASSETS
- At IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings this week in DC, Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands talked Central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and financial inclusion.
“If designed and implemented with inclusion in mind, CBDCs could offer many options to expand access to the unbanked, and to serve the vulnerable and the poor,” said Queen Máxima.
- Speaking of the global economy IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said that in 2023 things will get worse before they improve.
“My phrase was the worst is yet to come. Do you want me to explain why I said that? Do you want me to explain why I said that? Because rates have been going up, but they’re yet to bite. They are still going up some more. And the impact of higher rates we start feeling with some lack,” said Georgieva.
- The French bank Societe General has obtained a regulatory approval for digital asset services through Forge subsidiary.
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