Middle East tensions raise election risks for Biden

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Among independent voters polled by The Economist, 60 per cent said they disapproved of the president’s handling of foreign policy, up from 52 per cent a few weeks after the Hamas attack took place. Within his own party that portion of disapproval has also risen. Biden made his intentions clear on Thursday (Friday AEDT) at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington: “Not only do we pray for peace, we are actively working for peace, security, dignity for the Israeli people and the Palestinian people. I’m engaged on this day and night and working … to find the means to bring...