President Trump removed all remaining members of the Bipartisan Election Assistance Commission, the federal agency that provides election security guidance to states.
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Few Americans feel geopolitical crises quite as immediately as when they pull up to a gas pump. Joe Hernandez's report translates the US-Iran military standoff into dollar-and-cent terms: AAA data shows the average gallon of regular unleaded sat at $3.85 on Thursday — a number that sounds almost moderate until you remember it was $2.79 just six months ago in January, and topped $4.50 in May [1] — Joe Hernandez "American gas prices have swung wildly — $2.79 in January, over $4.50 in May, and $3.85 now. Drivers are adapting by visiting stations more …" 01:45 . Personal finance experts warn the price seesaw adds real budgetary stress for households trying to plan ahead. And the behavioral data backs that up: the cashback app Upside tracked a March surge in gas prices and found drivers responding by making more frequent but smaller purchases — a classic anxiety-driven rationing behavior [2] — Joe Hernandez "The average cost of a gallon of regular unleaded was $3.85 on Thursday according to AAA, but that number surpassed $4.50 in May and was as …" 01:45 . The advice from experts? Budget for higher prices and use apps to scout the best deals before pulling into any station.
US gas prices swung from $2.79 per gallon in January to over $4.50 in May, settling at $3.85 on Thursday amid US-Iran tensions.
American gas prices have swung wildly — $2.79 in January, over $4.50 in May, and $3.85 now. Drivers are adapting by visiting stations more often and buying less each time, while experts urge budgeting for higher costs.
President Trump removed all remaining members of the Bipartisan Election Assistance Commission, the federal body that provides election security guidance to states. The move was enabled by a recent Supreme Court ruling expanding presidential power to fire members of independent agencies.
When gas prices rose in early March, drivers visited gas stations more often but bought less fuel per trip, according to cashback app Upside.
Maine Democrats are moving to replace Senate nominee Graham Plattner, with a new nominating convention planned and fewer than three weeks to file with the Secretary of State. Without Plattner's grassroots supporters, the path to flipping the seat from Republican Susan Collins gets much steeper.
A total of 8 states have filed lawsuits against social media platforms, including an ongoing case in Tennessee, using product liability and public nuisance theories to seek accountability.
France built 56 nuclear plants in the 1970s and now has the cheapest energy in Europe, making it independent of Russian or Middle Eastern energy geopolitics.
Estonia has a single tax form, a law preventing the government from asking citizens for the same information twice, and a flat rate of tax — enabling competitive taxation.
Portugal's Lisbon, once a city with a major heroin problem, legalised drugs and redirected enforcement spending into rehabilitation and housing, dramatically reducing crime.
The first Boland Amendment banning CIA and Defense Department funds for the Contras passed the House unanimously — yet the Reagan administration ignored it.
Over just two years, Saudi Arabia alone donated $32 million to the Contra rebels, giving loosely affiliated factions millions they had no way to spend on arms.
The National Endowment for the Preservation of Liberty raised $6.3 million for the Contras but only $3.3 million reached them — a shockingly low 52% program expense rate.
Richard Secord and Albert Hakim marked up their arms shipments to the Contras by as much as 300%, making enormous personal profits from the covert operation.
Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North, tapped to run the entire covert Contra support operation, had no prior experience in covert operations whatsoever — he was learning as he went.
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