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Gas prices have skyrocketed as a consequence of President Donald Trump’s war on Iran, and according to a new estimate from the Congressional Joint Economic Committee, American drivers have paid an extra $8.4 billion since the war began just one month ago.The report was released as the national average cost of gas topped $4 a gallon, and its math was based on a combination of three metrics: daily average gas prices per AAA, vehicle tank sizes per the automotive resource Edmunds, and federal fuel consumption data from the Federal Highway Administration and Energy Information Admin

Of all the Democratic senators seeking reelection in the United States' 2026 midterms, Georgia's Jon Ossoff is considered the most vulnerable. Republicans would love to flip Ossoff's seat, but according to reporting in Politico, the GOP's chaotic U.S. Senate primary in the key swing state is working to the incumbent Democrat's advantage.Politico reporters Alec Hernandez and Erin Doherty, in an article published on April 2, explain, "Republicans once saw Georgia as the crown jewel of their Senate pickup opportunities. They're now blaming each other as the GOP primary unravels into a

Pam Bondi‘s tenure as Attorney General may be coming to a close, according to multiple reports.“President Donald Trump has informed Pam Bondi that her time as his attorney general is nearing an end, multiple sources familiar with the situation told Semafor,” the news outlet reports. “Trump has not yet made a formal announcement of Bondi’s replacement, but one is expected soon. As is typical, the sources noted

Less than a month out from the first ouster of a Cabinet member in his second term, President Donald Trump is seemingly prepping to throw another one under the bus, according to a new analysis from The New Republic.Early last month, Trump announced his removal of Kristi Noem as Homeland Security Secretary, after she reportedly angered him by suggesting he approved an expensive and controversial ad campaign. This was the first high-profile firing of his second term as president, which has been marked by a much more stubborn refusal to cut major offi

Marking the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariff announcement, analysts speaking to The Guardian suggested that he would have done less damage to the U.S. economy had he "spent the last 14 months on the golf course." Despite being elected on the promise of tackling runaway high prices, Trump forged ahead early on in his presidency with a sweeping raft of new tariffs against nearly every country in the world. While he claimed that these new import taxes would be paid by other countries and

Tulsi Gabbard‘s rocky tenure as Director of National Intelligence may be in jeopardy after her controversial congressional testimony last month attracted the ire of President Donald Trump.The president has casually begun a process that could lead to her being replaced, The Guardian reports, noting that he has been polling Cabinet members about Gabbard. At issue currently is her shielding of a former deputy who resigned in protest of the Iran war, just before

Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-Ind.) couldn't understand why the market futures were down on Thursday morning after President Donald Trump's big speech on Wednesday night. CNN host John Berman welcomed Stutzman on the show just as oil prices zipped from $109 a barrel to $112.99. "What do you think the oil market saw? What did investors see in this speech that has them so concerned and had prices go up more than 10 percent overnight?" Berman asked. Stutzman was flummoxed. "Yeah, John, great to be with you this morning. Honestly, I don't know because I felt that the speech gave a roadmap to what the president's thinking and that this is a, you know, this is moving very quickly. The success that we're having in knockin

From the Iran war to steep new tariffs to threatening to make Canada "the 51st state," U.S. President Donald Trump has often clashed with longtime U.S. allies and fellow members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Another source of tension is Greenland: Other NATO members vehemently oppose Trump's proposal for the United States to take over the Arctic Island and Danish territory.Trump, earlier this year, wasn't ruling out the possibility of taking Greenland by force. According to The Independent's Maira Butt, the U.S. "is seeking to expand its military presence in Greenl

On Wednesday night, President Donald Trump delivered a national address in which he attempted to alleviate fears about the war in Iran and the struggling economy. He was never going to convince his political opponents on the left, but judging by reactions, he may too have lost support on the right as well.According to Scott McConnell, journalist and co-founder of the American Conservative, “Trump’s rambling Iran address was full of wishful thinking.” McConnell attached the statement to an article from the conservative magazine the Spectator, which he says makes a compelling case for “

President Donald Trump has been granted the benefit of the doubt by the financial markets, which, despite some fluctuations, have remained largely stable. That might be coming to an end, Barron's reported Thursday morning. Late Wednesday night, Trump delivered a rambling speech that made it clear there is no timeline for withdrawing from Iran, Reuters reported. Instead, Trump said he would bomb them "back to the stone ages, where they belong."It sent stock futures falling overnight and gas prices soaring.