Gasoline prices jumped this morning to their highest level since the war in Iran began. In fact, prices have hit their highest price in four years. What does a gallon of gas cost?: The average cost of gasoline is $4.18 per gallon, according to AAA. President Trump is acutely aware that gas prices are harming his polling numbers. Don’t forget that 77 percent of Americans blame Trump for the surge in gas prices, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released Friday. The president declared today that Iran wants the Strait of Hormuz to reopen. “Iran has just informed us that they are in a ‘State of Collapse,’” he posted on Truth Social. However, he did not say if he will comply. The U.S. has not ended its blockade of the vital shipping…
King Charles III is currently on his first state visit to the U.S. as reining monarch of the UK. He is expected to deliver an address to Congress this evening.
The House speaker cited concerns about “children being in school without measles and mumps and polio and chickenpox vaccines that have been working for decades.”
David M. Morens, who was charged in an indictment unsealed this week, has previously acknowledged efforts to shield his communications from federal public records laws.