Why does Joe Biden think dictators are better than Americans? Why send money to Iran instead of Oklahoma—or to Venezuela instead of Texas? If he wants to send money outside the United States, why not send money to Canada rather than Saudi Arabia? Biden’s opposition to American oil and gas is killing jobs, weakening our national security, endangering our allies and restricting the United States’ foreign trade. The price of oil has jumped from $53 a barrel when Donald Trump left office to $123 a barrel as I write this column....

Attorneys representing Arkansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and South Carolina filed an emergency motion late Thursday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit. Hours earlier, a federal district judge ruled that the states’ lawsuit lacked standing, while Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, appointed by former President Donald Trump, also declined to block the program. Although the program had previously withstood Republican-led court challenges, the appeals court agreed on Friday to temporarily stop the Biden administration from discharging any debt until a ruling on an injunction challenging the legality of the program is completed....

The circuit was randomly selected by a court clerk, who drew the name from a container holding each of the twelve regional appeals courts, according to The New York Times. The case will be heard by a three-judge panel, and the ruling could potentially represent a major blow in Biden’s efforts to uphold his mandate. The majority of the judges in the 6th appeals circuit were appointed by Republican presidents, and the circuit as a whole leans heavily towards the GOP....

President Biden, alongside first lady Dr. Jill Biden, visited the American territory on Monday, meeting community leaders and families impacted by the storm. Fiona made landfall in Puerto Rico on September 18, soon after it was upgraded from a tropical storm to a hurricane. That same day, officials reported that the storm had knocked out power on the entire island, with the destruction prompting Biden to declare a state of emergency....

At a virtual fundraiser hosted by the JStreet PAC on Thursday, Biden said he would seek to re-engage with Tehran though admitted this would not be easy after four years of antagonism. On Thursday, Biden said Trump had made an Iranian nuclear weapon more likely despite his claims to the contrary. “Iran is closer to a weapon now than we were when we left office in 2017,” he said, according to a press pool report sent out by his campaign....

During a fundraising video call Tuesday, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Biden attacked Trump for his apparent failings on foreign policy and his handling of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, cases and deaths from which are accelerating rapidly across the U.S. Biden—who is leading Trump in opinion polls nationwide, including in the swing states that will likely decide the November election—accused Trump of “coddling Putin,” a prominent criticism of the president among his opponents during his time in office....

Writing in the Washington Post before his first overseas trip in June, President Joe Biden reiterated the point. In his view, democracies need to prove to the world they are united, equipped and skilled enough to deal with the multitude of challenges defining the 21st century. “Everyone at the table understood and understands both the seriousness and the challenges that we are up against and the responsibility of our proud democracies to step up and deliver to the rest of the world,” the president told reporters after the G7 summit....

“People do not want to lose pay to get vaccinated,” a senior administration official told Newsweek and other outlets Wednesday in a preview of Biden’s speech set to take place in the afternoon. “No one should have to lose a single dollar from their paycheck because they got vaccinated.” Biden is expected to announce that the United States this week will hit the milestone of administering 200 million coronavirus vaccine shots since he took office in January—a week ahead of his goal for hitting that number during his first 100 days....

Walt Anderson, the Big 12 Conference’s supervisor of officials, ruled Tuesday the Atlantic Coast Conference officiating crew was correct in not calling targeting on Texas defensive back DeShon Elliott for his high collision with Torii Hunter Jr. Big 12 replay officials didn’t deem it necessary to call targeting from the booth, although a rule implemented this year allows for that. MORE: Crazy plays in ND-Texas “The play was reviewed and replay did not feel the action warranted an egregious foul, which is the standard to be applied for replay involvement in targeting fouls that are not called on the field,” Anderson said in a statement....

Fast forward to this season, however, and people are starting to see what all the fuss is about - 18 goals in 24 games for Monaco? Not too shabby. ‘But Ligue 1 is easy!’ we hear you cry. We’ll leave that up for debate, but take one look at some of his stats from Europe and you might change your mind. Falcao has scored a massive 45 goals in 50 appearances in UEFA competition, a ratio of 0....

The latest dip in Bitcoin underscores William Shakespeare’s observation in The Tempest that “What’s past is prologue.” Many retail investors sold during the downturn in an apparent attempt to cut their losses, while long-term investors snapped up newly available coins at good prices, replicating the dynamic of prior dips and sending the price of the crypto higher. “On-chain signals indicate that strong hands are aggressively buying the Bitcoin dip,” Alexandra Clark, a trader at London-based GlobalBlock, said in a research note....

In a recent interview with ESPN.com, WWE Superstar Big Show placed all the blame on their WrestleMania match — which is currently in jeopardy — on the retired NBA star. MORE: Getting a grip — recapping wrestling’s biggest stories “It’s on Shaq,” Big Show told ESPN.com. “He has to figure things out in his own camp. Maybe he is just too scared to show up because he’s too busy riding around singing karaoke with John Cena and going to Krispy Kreme and getting fatter every week....

Everything, though, feels different now. This is the commissioner in charge as the Big Ten boldly extended his league from one side of the United States of America to the other with the addition of USC and UCLA. Those who chose to place the entirety of the blame on him for the league’s decision to postpone its football season during the COVID-19 pandemic, and they were so very eager, now have little choice but to acknowledge his role in helping to make the conference the wealthiest in all of college sports....

The conference canceled the season on Aug. 11, then reversed the decision on Sept. 29. Off the field, there are strict protocols in place to minimize the impact of COVID-19 on the season, and that’s the big question with an eight-game regular season in place. Will those safe-guards work? MORE: Week 8 picks against the spread On the field, Ohio State remains the top storyline. Can anybody stop the Buckeyes in their quest to win a fourth straight conference championship?...

But despite what will likely be high-quality play, the Big Ten is light on elite NBA prospects. MORE: College basketball’s most impactful returning players The league has zero lottery players in Sporting News’ preseason prospect rankings, and only three players listed in the top 30. In addition, the Big Ten has the lowest-rated top prospect among Power 5 leagues, and few players in the conference have the potential to rise into that high-upside rung....

WHEN: July 30-31 WHERE: Hyatt Regency McCormick Place (Chicago, Ill.) NEED TO KNOW: The Big Ten revised its two day format this season. Half of the coaches and players will speak on July 30, and the other half will speak on July 31. ONLINE: www.bigten.org, @bigtenconf MORE: Big Ten noncon schedules | Best Big Ten games | Preseason Top 25 Thursday, July 30 Michigan State: Mark DantonioIllinois: Tim Beckman Wisconsin: Paul Chryst Maryland: Randy EdsallIndiana: Kevin Wilson Iowa: Kirk Ferentz Ohio State: Urban Meyer...

Despite all the defense, the NFL still is a passing league, and the Cincinnati Bengals proved this in a hurry as Andy Dalton found A.J. Green deep down field for a 82-yard touchdown against the Detroit Lions. MORE: Must-see photos | Week 7 live blog (GIF via GIFD Sports) A.J. Green, still really good at football.

Aaron Judge agreed to a massive nine-year, $360 million deal to remain in pinstripes after an MVP-winning season in which he launched 62 home runs with a slash line of .311/.425/.686. Judge’s contract with the Yankees immediately places him in the upper echelon of the highest paid athletes in the world, and the figures above the dotted line make the deal one of the richest both by total value and in average annual value....