America these last 14 months resembles a dystopia. It is becoming partly the world of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, and partly the poet Homer's land of the Lotus-Eaters.
The United States added just one oil rig this week amid renewed pressure from climate change activists on investors to deny capital to fossil fuel producers.
Former President Donald Trump is calling on Russian leader Vladimir Putin to release any information he possesses on Hunter Biden’s dealings with oligarchs in Eastern Europe.
The criminal case comes amid a push by President Joe Biden for more renewable energy from wind, solar and other sources to help reduce climate changing emissions.
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck has declared an early warning level over Russian gas supplies that has led some to speculate the government could end up rationing gas.
Federal prosecutors are advancing their investigation into Hunter Biden's foreign business dealings and are now gathering information related to his foreign income, including from Ukraine.