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Less demand and stagnant oil prices has led to lower gas prices for drivers

Gas prices are down 2 cents since last week. (iStock) Good news for spring and summer travelers: gas prices continued to trend downwards this week, averaging $3.46 per gallon. Reported by AAAThat’s down 2 cents from last week and 15 cents from last month. Weak demand and an excess of gas are the two main […]

The misguided conservative demand for term limits

The fight to succeed Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), the top Republican in the Senate, is escalating. Candidates exchange ideas, commitments and funding in exchange for the support of their colleagues. One suggestion that sparked Hill’s debate: A small number of vocal supporters Limit the terms of Republican leaders. Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) […]

Hamas, Islamic Jihad Respond to Ceasefire Proposal; Demand Control of Border

The two Iranian-backed Palestinian terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip, Hamas and Islamic Jihad, formally responded to the US ceasefire proposal on Tuesday, demanding several changes, including border controls between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. President Joe Biden announced the three-phase plan on May 30, but did not call for Hamas to disarm and withdraw […]

Oil prices may rise to $86 a barrel on ‘solid summer demand’: Goldman Sachs

Stephen Moore, co-founder of the Committee to Unleash Prosperity, weighs in on how Biden’s energy policies will affect consumers and national security. Oil prices Goldman Sachs analysts said in a report that “robust summer demand” is expected to help oil prices rise to about $86 a barrel as the driving season heats up. Forecasts show […]

GM approves new $6B stock buyback on strong demand for gas-powered vehicles

Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-D., was responding to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s defense of the production of electric vehicle chargers to Kudlow. General Motors Co said on Tuesday its board of directors has authorized a new share repurchase program to buy back up to $6 billion of the company’s common stock, a month after the company’s […]

California lawmakers demand AI firms install ‘kill switch’

Artificial intelligence (AI) companies are pushing back against demands from California lawmakers to install “kill switches” designed to mitigate potential dangers from the new technology, with some threatening to pull out of Silicon Valley altogether. Democratic state Sen. Scott Wiener has introduced a bill that would subject tech companies to regulations embodied in a new […]

Johnson’s demand to support members goes unheeded despite series of failures

House Speaker Mike Johnson‘s (R-LA) grip on his caucus has strengthened but hasn’t stopped members from trying to reshape the ranks. Despite his directives to Republican colleagues to put aside their differences and support incumbents in the House over primary challengers, the assault on the razor-thin majority has continued apace. And although initial attempts to […]