spending. nave got better with two people, claiming the thatcherite mantle. in very different ways. so it is a battle on the right of the tory party. the focus is on tax cuts. when is the debate but not should there be. there is no focus on the role of the state as demands on the role of the state as demands on the role of the state as demands on the state are growing. and so it is a return to that sort of 1980s thatcherism, that very erratically the tory party have been trying to move away from. thatcherism incidentally, absolutely a product of its time. the late 70s and early 80s. not the situation we are in now. but she cast a spell over its membership. at least two candidates. and it is a very narrow contest, in that respect. you were reporting from london when margaret thatcher was prime minister. as steve rightly says, circumstances are different but the debate is over notjust taxation and the fact we ve got the highest tax burdens. therefore that is something that she
for the fed. they feel it could trigger a recession. john: gasoline prices record for the 10th straight day. average price now 4.58. and the cover the new york post summing it up, a picture of president biden riding a train right off the rails next to the words joe s train wreck. bret baier and larry kudlow will join us to break down the economic head winds facing the white house. gillian: jackie will join us in a moment, but first aishah hasnie at the white house. what is the messaging on the economy. we are waiting to find out, the president departed to east asia, and ten days in a row we have broken a record for gas. every state is spending more than $4 a gallon. households spend $5,000 a year. it could get worse. prices will surpass $6 nationwide by august. and get this, a gas station chain called 76 reprogramming pumps in washington state to sell gas at $10 a gallon. that s unbelievable. the white house responding to all of this by saying it s already released oil
the israel-hamas war triggering a spike in attacks on our troops in the region. a u.s. centcom spokesperson telling, fox news, that two dozen u.s. service members were actually injured last week from drone and rocket attacks on american bases in iraq and syria. all of the injured personnel have since returned to duty. the pentagon is now bolstering u.s. resources in the region, both for protection as well as as a deterrent. and we are posturing additional forces in the region for two reasons. one, again, to bolster our broader regional deterrence efforts. two, to send a clear message that we will protect our forces . we will always maintain the inherent right of self-defense. and if there is a response, should we choose to have one, we would do that at a time and place of our choosing. the white house, meantime is also developing contingency plans to evacuate americans from the middle east in case the israel-hamas war spreads. however, national security spokesperson john
positive sign harris gave a thumbs up to the fans as he was loaded into the ambulance. we are staying on all the breakiking news out of israel a gaza. stay with cnn news central. starts now. hello, thank you so much for joining us, i m kate bolduan with john in new york, sara sidner is in israel. the breaking news we re following right now, u.s. secretary of state antony blinken is back in israel this morning. blinken has been shuttling around the renal for days now. this morning he met with prime minister benjamin netanyahu, he s also meeting with the israeli president and we re standing by to see if blinken will be speaking after these critical meetings. one major focus, the horrifying news we re learning this morning the idf says 199 are now being held hostage by hamas in gaza, that s a huge and significant jump from what was believed to be the number of people taken after the hamas terror attack. the latest from the biden administration is that at least 15 ameri
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