What We’re Reading Today: Not-So-Stable Saudi, Impeach Brett Too, Merit Budge … And More

Some headlines that caught our eye …

Oil

Attacks Causes Global Oil Price Record Surge – Bloomberg

Discounting Geopolitical Risk In Mideast Was Foolish – Clyde Russell, Reuters

Yes, It Was Iran Who Attacked Saudi. Now What? – Eli Lake, Bloomberg

Dems’ New Villain Of The Month: The Saudis – Peter Weber, The Week

Beating A Dead Slander

NY Times Kavanaugh ‘Bombshell’ Updated; Accuser Can’t Remember – Gregg Re, Fox

Impeach Trump, Impeach Brett – Darryl Coote, UPI

Dem Candidates’ Vision For America: Impeach Kavanaugh – Cristina Cabrera, Talking Points Memo

Immigration

Another Brick In The Border Wall – Stuff.co.nzBloomberg

Dems Will Have To Embrace Merit-Based Immigration – Bloomberg

DNA Testing For Migrants To Curb Child Trafficking – Adam Shaw, Fox

Military

Trump: Locked & Loaded To Attack Iran – Jon Gambrell & Zeke Miller, AP

US Military Options Against Iran After Attack On Saudi – Rebecca Grant, Fox

Iran Warns US Bases, Carriers Within Its Missile Range – Parisa Hafezi, Reuters

Congress Checking For White Supremacists Under The Bunk In The Barracks – Gina Harkins & Matthew Cox, Military.com

Aircraft Carriers Are A Foreign Policy Tool, Not A Defense Necessity – Salvatore Babones, National Interest

Arctic Options Against Russia – Christopher Woody, Business Insider

World

A New Other Trade War: Japan Vs. South Korea – Rory Green, Business Insider

China Vs. The Philippines On Natural Gas – Oil & Gas Eurasia

Econ

UAW To Go On Strike Against GM (Government Motors) Fox 2 Detroit

Inside The Yield Curve – Scott Bauer, Seeking Alpha

Bitcoin Rising? – Nawaz Sulemanji, Yahoo

Crime

2,246 Fetal Remains At South Bend Abortionist’s Home – WSBT

Americans Clicked ‘I Agree’ To Foreign Surveillance – Julio Rivera, American Thinker

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