Brian Bingman is running for the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. (Photo provided) Editor’s note: This is the first of three profiles on the candidates seeking the Republican nomination for Oklahoma Corporation commissioner. OKLAHOMA CITY – With over three decades of experience working in public office and 40 years in the oil and gas industry, Brian Bingman […]
Tag: Leverage
Financiers fret over ‘leverage on leverage’ in private credit
By Paritosh Bansal (Reuters) – To some elite financiers who gathered in Los Angeles for the Milken Institute conference, a debt binge in private markets is reminding them of the go-go days of risk-taking before the 2008 financial crisis. In the halls of the Beverly Hilton and at meetings around town last week, I spoke […]
Biden Is ‘Outraged.’ But Is He Willing to Use America’s Leverage With Israel?
WASHINGTON — When President Joe Biden said he was “outraged and heartbroken” about the killing of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza, his forceful language raised a natural question: Would this strike, even if a tragic error, lead him to put conditions on the weapons he sends to Israel? So far, the White […]
RYOBI 4 PC. High Leverage Plier Set
Johnson gets real about funding leverage as shutdown looms
Speaker Mike Johnson told House Republicans on a private conference call Friday night that their disunity has ceded leverage to Democrats ahead of the government shutdown deadline next week, according to two people on the call. Johnson and the House’s top Republican funding negotiators plan to spend the weekend trying to reach a final agreement […]
Biden Is Starting To Talk Tough On Israel. But Doubts Persist That He’ll Use U.S. Leverage.
President Joe Biden called Israel’s U.S.-backed military operation in Gaza “over the top” at a White House press conference Thursday night. Shortly before that, his administration released a new policy it claimed would ensure foreign countries don’t use U.S. military assistance to break international and U.S. laws protecting civilians. But then Friday morning, Israeli Prime […]
The U.S. Wants Israel to Scale Back the Israel-Hamas War. What Leverage Does It Have?
WASHINGTON — In recent days, U.S. officials have said they want Israel to consider scaling back its large-scale ground and air campaign against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. President Joe Biden has criticized Israel for the “indiscriminate bombing” of civilians. And Jake Sullivan, Biden’s national security adviser, traveled to Israel to discuss the next phase […]