Nick Reed's Must Read Headlines – 10.05.22

Posted October 5, 2022

Gas Prices:

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Russia are considering significantly cutting oil production which could lead to a spike in oil prices.

OPEC, Russia Consider Sending Oil Prices Even Higher (Daily Caller)

Over the year, the Biden Administration has bragged about gas prices. However, when prices go up, the White House then claims, “The President doesn’t control gas prices.”

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Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy asked the press secretary if the president is responsible for the past week’s uptick in gas prices after Biden took a victory lap when gas prices fell in recent months. In response to Doocy’s question, Jean-Pierre immediately reverted to the old White House policy of blaming Russian President Vladimir Putin for pain at the pump.

Doocy Asks Jean-Pierre Point-Blank If Biden Is Responsible For The Rise In Gas Prices (Daily Caller)

Republicans:

Arizona Republican Governor candidate Kari Lake questions why the media won’t ask certain questions to her opponent, Katie Hobbs.

Kari Lake Takes ‘Unhinged’ Katie Hobbs Apart, Gives Masterclass in Handling the Press (RedState)

The campaign manager for Georgia GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker told campaign staff on Tuesday that the fundraising has surged for the Republican since he denied anonymous allegations about an alleged abortion.

Report: Herschel Walker Campaign Says Fundraising Surged After Media Attacks (Breitbart)

Democrat Candidates:

Dems are revoking support from a candidate for state legislature who allegedly threatened to shoot up his middle school and leaked nude photographs of his then-13-year-old girlfriend.

Gretchen Whitmer, Other Dems Distance Themselves From Maurice Imhoff, Candidate Who Allegedly Threatened School Shooting (Daily Caller)

Good Guy With A Gun:

The FBI has been vastly undercounting the times a mass shooting or active shooting event has been stopped by legally armed citizens, according to an independent report provided to Secrets.

Expert: FBI undercounts armed citizens stopping attacks (Washington Examiner)
FBI undercounts number of times armed citizens have thwarted active shooting incidents: report (Fox News)

IRS:

Five current or former employees in Tennessee and Mississippi with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have been charged with scamming the federal government of hundreds of thousands of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds to bankroll extravagant lifestyles.

Five IRS employees stole COVID relief funds to buy Gucci, trips to Las Vegas, Justice Department says (Fox Business)

Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., introduced two pieces of legislation meant to prevent overreach at the Internal Revenue Service after President Biden signed a law expanding the agency.