Just 13 percent say US headed in right direction: survey
Just 13 percent of Americans believe that the country is headed in the right direction, according to a New York Times/Siena College poll. The poll, published on Monday, found that 77 percent felt the country was headed in the wrong direction, a terrible number for Democrats, who hold slim majorities in the House and Senate. The party is at risk of losing both majorities in this fall's midterm elections, particularly if dissatisfaction with the party's leadership keeps party vo
Read MoreBlinken backs Canadian move to help Germany import natural gas from Russia
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said the U.S. supported Canada for its decision to help Germany import natural gas from Russia despite global sanctions aimed at bankrupting the Kremlin over its war in Ukraine. Canada’s government had earlier said it would provide a sanctions exemption and return a turbine that was undergoing repairs in the country to Germany for use in the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which is the biggest gas line bringing natural gas from Russia to Europe. “In the short term, the turbine will allow Germany and other European countries to re
Read MoreEven without Shinzo Abe, Japan may build up its military
The assassination of Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, deprived the Asia-Pacific region of a statesman whose greatest legacy is that of a staunch foe of China and North Korea. Americans may remember him as pro-American, an advocate of the U.S.-Japan alliance, but above all he was pro-Japanese. Among Abe’s greatest concerns, and that of his successors as prime minister, is that Americans would tire of their commitment to defend Japan and South Korea, leaving both of these crucial U.S. allies to the mercies of North Korean nuclear-tipped missiles backed up by China
Read MoreDOJ says it interviewed Trump's attorney over Bannon case
Federal prosecutors revealed on Monday that the Justice Department interviewed former President Trump's attorney last month regarding their contempt case against Steve Bannon. In a court filing submitted just after midnight, prosecutors said the attorney, Justin Clark, told investigators that Trump never asserted executive privilege in response to the subpoena Bannon received last year from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack. “On June 2
Read MoreEagerness to reelect incumbents drops: Gallup
Americans’ eagerness to reelect incumbents in the upcoming midterm elections has dropped in recent years, according to a new Gallup poll. The poll, published on Monday, found that 53 percent of respondents said that their representatives in Congress deserve to be reelected, while 41 percent disagree. In 2020, 60 percent of respondents told the survey giant that their representatives deserved to be reelected, as 35 percent of those surveyed disagreed. Twenty-on
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