Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday the Trump administration is "open" to suspending the federal gasoline tax amid high pump prices. Why it matters: His remarks slightly soften the White House stance on the idea of halting the federal tax of 18.3 cents per gallon. - Polling shows President Trump faces political blowback from prices at their highest levels in four years. - The average U.S. price for regular gas hit $4.52 per gallon Sunday, per AAA, up from just under $3 when the war began. Driving the news: Wright, asked about a gas tax suspension on NBC's "Meet the Press," said "we're open to all ideas" to lower costs for consumers and businesses. - But "everything has tradeoffs," he said. - Democratic lawmakers and candidates…
The Iranian government has submitted its response to the peace proposal from the U.S., according to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). The state-owned outlet reported, citing a source familiar with the matter, that negotiations between the Trump administration and Tehran are solely focused on halting hostilities in the region. The administration proposed a one-page memorandum to Tehran earlier this week. The deal would establish a framework for future talks on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program, a source familiar told NewsNation’s Kellie Meyer on Wednesday. The Hill has reached out to the White House for comment. Multiple outlets reported this week that the administration is seeking a moratorium on Iranian nuclear enrichment…
Though illicit e-cigarettes have flooded in from China, the new policy could allow major tobacco companies to sell from prime shelf space at thousands of stores.
On "Sunday Report," Newsmax Foreign Correspondent Trent Murray travels to the Israeli-Lebanese border — including the border towns of Kiryat Shamona and Metula — to assess just how fragile the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah really is. With rockets still flying, IDF clearance operations ongoing in Southern Lebanon, and US-Iran negotiations continuing in the background, Murray speaks exclusively with an IDF Brigade Chief of Staff who reveals what his troops found inside Lebanese civilian homes and schools — and why Israel says it has no choice but to maintain a security buffer along the border. For the people living on both sides, a lasting peace still feels far away.
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Takimag Making Murder Respectable The language of the police robs crime and punishment of morality. TakiMag (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) When the news of the terrible killing of eight children in Shreveport, Louisiana, first broke, I was forcibly struck by the language used by the police spokesman to describe what had happened (or, rather, what had been done) there. Of course, this was a minor consideration by comparison with the horror of the events themselves, but nevertheless it was of some interest, at least to me. After all, the way in which we use language is not an insignificant indicator of…Open
