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Gas prices hit record high; King Charles’s jaunt around DC

🥗 Plus: Meet the man who ate his salad during WHCA shooting {beacon} It’s Tuesday. Washington is buzzing today for King Charles and Queen Camilla’s visit. I love watching all of the color at the state dinners. In today's issue: Gas prices jump to record high King Charles

Gas prices at highest level since beginning of Iran war

The average cost of gas in the U.S. on Tuesday reached its highest level in four years — a result of skyrocketing energy prices triggered by the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. The national average reached $4.18, a 40-percent jump since the conflict began on Feb. 28, according

Trump jokes his mother had a crush on King Charles

President Trump joked Tuesday that his mother, Mary MacLeod, used to have a crush on young King Charles III. Trump, during his remarks on the White House's South Lawn during the arrival ceremony of King Charles and Queen Camila, said his mother "loved the royal family and she

We need AI, but the political backlash cannot be ignored

The rapid development of data centers to support AI has sparked a grass-roots political backlash, threatening to result in extreme measures such as the ban on data center development imposed by Maine, and is being fueled by rising power bills, politically tone-deaf proposals,

O'Reilly: Kimmel 'shouldn't be on the air'

Conservative commentator Bill O’Reilly is calling for late night host Jimmy Kimmel to be taken off the air for a joke he made days before the shooting at the White House Correspondents Association dinner over the weekend. “He shouldn’t be on the air, of course,” the

Top Trump aide on Kimmel joke defense: 'S--- human being'

A top White House aide is blasting late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel for a joke he made last week about first lady Melania Trump, comments that have sparked both she and President Trump to call for his firing. "Jimmy Kimmel is a s--- human being for: Making a disgusting joke

Russian superyacht sails through blockaded Strait of Hormuz

A Russian-flagged superyacht sailed through the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, one of only a few private vessels to pass through the blockaded waterway since the start of the U.S. conflict with Iran, according to maritime traffic data. Data from the MarineTraffic platform

Former FCC staffers agree: Brendan Carr needs to be stopped

Several former Federal Communications Commissioners and staffers across parties are urging a federal appeals court to force a vote on the FCC's news distortion policy, which they argue should be repealed after being abused by Republican Chair Brendan Carr. On Tuesday, a group

Trump says Iran wants Strait of Hormuz open

President Trump said Tuesday that Iran told the U.S. that it is collapsing and wants the Strait of Hormuz opened. “Iran has just informed us that they are in a ‘State of Collapse,’” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “They want us to ‘Open the Hormuz Strait,’ as soon as possible, as

Top Senate Republicans Throw Trump’s Ballroom in Jeopardy

President Trump is facing opposition to his ballroom from within his own party. Republican Senator Rick Scott of Florida doesn’t think taxpayers should foot the hefty bill for the White House addition, telling NBC News that the project should be privately funded. “I don’t know

Watch live: NASA chief testifies before Senate on budget

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday morning on President Trump's fiscal 2027 budget request, as the space agency eyes a return to the moon. The administration is seeking $18.8 billion for NASA in fiscal 2027, a