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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Gavin Newsom Fined for Ethics Violation Over LA Wildfire Funds.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has agreed to pay a $31,500 ethics fine for late reporting of millions in donations, even as he is under federal investigation for unrelated matters.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has agreed to pay a $31,500 ethics fine for late reporting of millions in donations, even as he is under federal investigation for unrelated matters. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Governor Gavin Newsom (D) has agreed to pay a $31,500 fine after California’s Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) found he failed to timely disclose over $5.5 million in behested payments tied to wildfire relief efforts. The violations involved 36 late reports, with some payments being disclosed more than six months after the legal deadline. DETAIL: The late filings covered donations from major corporations and foundations, including $1 million from the Chuck Lorre Foundation and $500,000 each from BlackRock, Uber Eats,…Open

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (David Brady) - Import Prices See Biggest Spike Since August 2022

State of the Union: Import prices rose 6.7 percent year over year, driven primarily by rising fuel prices. The post Import Prices See Biggest Spike Since August 2022 appeared first on The American Conservative .

The Bureau of Labor Statistics Import and Export Price Index rose at its fastest rate year-over-year (YOY) since August 2022.  From May 2025 to May 2026, import prices rose 6.7 percent, driven by a 45.1 percent increase in fuel and lubricant import prices. Export prices rose 11.2 percent over the same period led by prices for nonagricultural exports, which rose 11.8 percent YOY. Prices for U.S. imports rose 1.9 percent from April to May, following a similar increase from March to April of two percent. Export prices experienced a similar increase month-over-month of 1.3 percent, the sixth consecutive increase in the index.  Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz significantly drove up energy prices, increasing the prices of both…Open