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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said during a White House press briefing that he is “optimistic” that gas prices will fall back to $3 a gallon in the next few months as the price per barrel decreases.

Surveillance video shows a school principal in Oklahoma tackling and disarming a former student armed with two semi-automatic handguns. Kirk Moore, principal of Pauls Valley high school, was shot in the leg as he wrestled the attacker. He is now healthy and recovering. Investigators said the alleged attacker, Victor Lee Hawkins, fired several shots before … Read more

How the attention economy produced a moment of congressional reckoning.

Mormon Wives star was accused of domestic violence by her former partner Dakota Mortensen Prosecutors in Utah have declined to press charges against Taylor Frankie Paul, star of the reality show The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, after she was accused of domestic violence. In a statement on Tuesday, the Salt Lake county district attorney’s … Read more

Officials say charity fundraiser that flooded New York with drunk people in Santa costumes every Christmas was a con A SantaCon charity fundraiser that floods New York City with inebriated young people in red and white Santa costumes every holiday season was true to its name: a con, federal authorities said as they arrested its … Read more

Attempt by independent senator set to test Democratic support for longtime US ally amid Trump’s war on Iran An attempt set for Wednesday by Senator Bernie Sanders to block sales to Israel of bombs and bulldozers will serve as the latest litmus test of support for the longtime US ally among Democrats. Sanders, an independent … Read more

Protests coincide with a congressional vote to stop arming Israel and a movement to withhold income taxes Middle East crisis – live updates On Monday afternoon, dozens of people sat down in front of the New York senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s Manhattan office. Shedding their casual-business attire, they revealed matching shirts that read “FUND PEOPLE NOT … Read more

Donald Trump says he is ‘working very hard’ with House Republicans to extend Section 702 without changes US politics live – latest updates A controversial law that grants the US government sweeping powers for warrantless surveillance is set to expire next week. Replacing it has inspired fierce debate within the White House and Congress, including … Read more

Brain Cole Jr, accused of planting the devices near the RNC and DNC buildings in DC, faces two more felony counts The individual accused of placing pipe bombs near the headquarters of both the Republican and Democratic national committees on the night before the January 6 Capitol attack is now facing two more felony counts, … Read more

Who wouldn’t want to be a king, a footballer, a friend of lions, a maestro and Jesus? This was originally published in This Week in Trumpland. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Wednesday In Donald Trump’s telling, the image showed him as a medical professional, never mind the lack of training. “It’s … Read more