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19.02.26 - 23:30
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Trump′s War Room Assesses The Midterms: It′s The Economy, Stupid (ZeroHedge)
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Trump's War Room Assesses The Midterms: It's The Economy, Stupid
The 2026 midterms are (as always) shaping up to be the most consequential off-year election in a generation, and the people closest to Donald Trump know it.
If Republicans lose the House or Senate, Trump's second-term agenda will be stopped dead in its tracks. That reality brought Trump administration officials, pollsters, and House Republicans together Tuesday night on Capitol Hill for a closed-door strategy session with one goal: don't blow it. Journalist Mark Halperin posted the details on X, and what emerged from the briefing was a picture of a party that knows exactly what's at stake.
Whether they understand how to win is another question entirely.
Political czar James Blair opened with historical data, making the case that midterm losses for the president's party aren't just common, they're nearly inevitable. Decades of precedent suggest the party in power will lose seats. The lone exemption over the past 25 years...
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19.02.26 - 23:12
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The Guardian view on Merz and Meloni: an emerging Berlin-Rome axis is threatening the EU′s green deal (The Guardian)
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The deregulation agenda being pushed by Germany's chancellor and Italy's prime minister is economically and ethically flawedWhen the European Union launched its green deal in 2019, putting into law the goal of climate neutrality by the middle of the century, it showed strategic foresight as well as global leadership. Russia's war in Ukraine has starkly underlined the extent to which the continent's energy security – and its future prosperity – is dependent on the transition away from fossil fuels. Lately, however, EU leaders' environmental approach appears to be echoing the youthful St Augustine's plea on chastity: make us greener, but not yet.The recent European Industry Summit in Antwerp made unusually big headlines thanks to Sir Jim Ratcliffe's xenophobic outburst over immigration. But it was also notable for fierce attacks on one of the most important pillars of EU environmental policy. The bloc's emissions trading system (ETS) – which makes polluters pay for the C02 they emit – has ac...
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19.02.26 - 23:01
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Streit um Energie: Orban erhöht Druck auf Ukraine (DPA-AFX)
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WASHINGTON/BUDAPEST (dpa-AFX) - Ungarns Ministerpräsident Viktor Orban deutet an, dass sein Land die Stromversorgung der benachbarten Ukraine behindern könnte, falls Kiew weiter Ungarns Belieferung mit russischem Erdöl beeinträchtige. "Ich will ja nicht ......
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19.02.26 - 23:01
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Oil Beneficiary of Metal ETF Rally: Invesco (Bloomberg)
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According to Invesco, resurgent investor demand for commodity exposure is supporting oil prices in a year when many anticipated a bearish supply glut. Kathy Kriskey, Head of Alternatives ETF Strategy at Invesco, joins "ETF IQ" to discuss. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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