Average US gas prices drop below $4
Economy experts, however, don't expect prices to reach pre-war levels before the summer is over.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated Fars News boasted that Tehran secured favorable language changes to the draft Memorandum of Understanding with the United States before it went public. The MOU has been the subject of an intense public relations battle from the U.S. and Iran, as both seek to sell the deal to domestic critics. […]
Economy experts, however, don't expect prices to reach pre-war levels before the summer is over.
A Florida appellate panel ruled Wednesday that the Second Amendment barred the state from restricting concealed carry to those 21 and older. Republican Attorney General James Uthmeier […]
NATO allies are stepping in to replace roughly $50 billion worth of U.S. planes, ships, and drones that are being removed from NATO crisis response allocations, Reuters […]
Lawmakers say FISA 702 renewal is back to square one after Trump's eleventh-hour decision blew up the Senate process days after a foiled terror plot.
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation Thursday to televise Supreme Court proceedings, a step long resisted by the high court’s justices but sought by open government advocates.
EXCLUSIVE — Republicans’ latest plan to address voter identification would create a new grant program for states that provide IDs at no cost to those who cannot afford one. The Voter ID Act, first shared with the Washington Examiner, was introduced by House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (R-WI) on Thursday. The legislation would require voters […]
While Donald Trump is being excoriated by Republicans over his Iran deal, which one GOP lawmaker called “… a tremendous foreign policy blunder,” MS NOW’s Bill Rohde stated on Thursday morning that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth can expect that his role in advising the president to launch the war has put his job at risk.Discussing the blowback Trump is facing over the war that, for the moment, has ended in a stalemate, Rohde claimed that Hegseth is already a prime target instead since he is already on the outs with a substantial number of Republican lawmakers.“At some point. President Trump is the person most responsible for this strategic defeat and failure,” Rohde told the "Morning Joe” co-hosts. “But I would argue the person second most responsible, who is in the most dangerous position politically, is Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. He repeatedly lied to the American public in his press conferences about the progress of the war, and he also refused to give basic information to members of Congress. There's a lot of ill will among senators and House members towards Pete Hegseth.”Quoting Hegseth asserting “The aftermath of this is going to be in our interest,” Rohde asked, “Did he warn the president about the Strait of Hormuz before this war? Was he honest with the American public? And to the 50,000 Americans who risked their lives in the 13 soldiers who died? You know, his performance is just something that has to be looked at.”Co-host Willie Geist added, “We haven't seen the defense secretary in public much since those podium-banging news briefings that he would give every week, where he would lecture the media about how to cover the war, what was actually happening, and from all the reporting that he would show the president of the United States an iPad with things blowing up to show that they were doing well. It turns out this is a much, much more complicated problem than can be solved by blowing things up.” - YouTube youtu.be
An illegal alien suspected of terrorism put many American lives in danger earlier this month after he allegedly crashed his car into stopped traffic and fled the scene during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest.Felipe Linares De Oliveira Dell Aquilla is a "criminal illegal alien from Brazil" who held his wife hostage and was known as a commander of foreign terror organizations, according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security.'This guy is no friend of America, nor our citizens, nor anybody else in this country.'Law enforcement officers were performing a traffic stop on June 5 when Aquilla allegedly tried to speed away in Mooresville, North Carolina.After the crash, Aquilla's wife confirmed to police that she had been taken hostage by her husband as he tried to escape to Mexico, the department said. Numerous laptops and cell phones were reportedly found in his car along with money and a 9mm handgun."This guy is no friend of America, nor our citizens, nor anybody else in this country," said Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell to WJZY-TV about the arrest. "He didn’t know we were actively looking for him, but once he seen a car, he got uncomfortable. And of course, we were already in position to do the arrest." Aquilla was booked into the county jail on felony charges of fleeing to elude arrest, and the DHS said it was pursuing kidnapping charges as well as firearm charges related to his immigration status.ICE also lodged a detainer on Aquilla. The DHS said it was unclear when Aquilla entered the U.S.According to jail records, Aquilla is 40 years old and has a court date scheduled for July 2. He was denied bond on account of the deportation order.Aquilla had allegedly been a commander of the Primeiro Comando da Capital and Comando Vermelho terror groups and has outstanding arrest warrants for extortion and criminal association in his home country, according to the DHS.InSight Crime expert Steven Dudley told WJZY that the two gangs are some of the largest in South America. "They traffic drugs. They are involved in human trafficking, human smuggling, contraband, local drug peddling, et cetera," he explained. "The United States has a big appetite for drugs. There is a lot of money laundering that happens in the United States." RELATED: 'Disgusting criminal' illegal alien tortured dogs at animal training center in Las Vegas: DHS "This arrest demonstrates the unwavering commitment of HSI to protect our communities from dangerous international criminals," said Mark Zito, special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations in North and South Carolina."By removing a known leader of violent foreign terrorist organizations — wanted for serious crimes, including criminal association and extortion — we have prevented further harm to innocent people here and abroad," he added. "[Homeland Security Investigations] will continue to pursue those who endanger our communities and bring them to justice."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!