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New Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Approval of Biden's handling of Israel-Hamas war falls to new low amid campus protests
No other issue — not inflation, not immigration — tests as poorly for the president at this point.
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New inflation reading reinforces Fed's higher-for-longer stance
Another hot inflation reading released Friday reinforces that any near-term interest rate cuts are less likely, as the Federal Reserve shifts to a higher-for-longer stance.
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President Biden spoke about the Israel-Hamas war during his commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday.
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