Diesel prices shoot upward as top farm-state GOP senator begs Trump for export embargo
The White House rejects Grassley's embargo request as Trump blames Russia's war for the price spike and seven House Republicans defect on Iran authorization.
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Judge says case challenging Trump’s anti-weaponization fund ‘still alive and kicking’
Judge Brinkema gave DOJ 30 days to produce documents on who structured the deal, questioning whether a functional equivalent to the fund still exists.
Fed raises interest rates for first time in 3 years, battling persistent inflation
Trump blasted the quarter-point hike as gas hit $4.37 a gallon amid the Iran war, while Fed Chair Warsh insisted the central bank stays in its own lane.
More GOP lawmakers break with Trump on Iran as gas prices keep climbing
Diesel hit a record $6.31 a gallon as Iowa Republicans Nunn and Miller-Meeks, both in toss-up races, voted to curb Trump's war powers for the first time.
FBI’s Patel dodges questions on election interference at rambunctious US Senate hearing
Booker called Patel an incompetent lackey, Grassley told him to shut up, and Patel wouldn't rule out sending FBI agents to Michigan polling sites.
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Trump’s trade war with Canada escalates as new tariffs launch
Canada's tariffs hit 629 U.S. product categories, including key industries in midterm battleground states like Maine, Michigan and Wisconsin.
U.S. Supreme Court lifts pause on Trump mail-ballot order
Jackson's dissent warns of chaos just 73 days before the midterms, as 23 Democratic-led states lose their bid to block the ballot overhaul.
Trump’s ballroom ‘illegal’ without congressional approval, high court told
The administration says the ballroom's nuclear-grade concrete makes it nearly impossible to remove, while 30 Democrats and 17 GOP attorneys general split over who should decide.
Trump press secretary Leavitt to leave White House
Trump called Leavitt one of his most trusted aides, saying she'll now advise his party's midterm push after giving birth in May and returning from leave weeks ago.
Trump taken via catering truck to secret flight amid Iran threats, report says
Reporters were told to shut window shades believing Trump was aboard their decoy flight, and the administration later subpoenaed journalists who first reported the threat.
Blanche nomination for attorney general advanced by US Senate panel on party-line vote
Epstein survivors call the vote a profound disappointment while Democrats accuse Blanche of lying under oath about the Jan. 6 payout fund.
Blanche asserts ‘anti-weaponization’ fund is dead, wins key GOP support in US Senate
Cornyn and Tillis withheld support until Blanche put in writing that the fund tied to pardoned Jan. 6 defendants and Trump's IRS settlement is terminated.
