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Trump Demands Action on Gas Prices

President Trump went after gas prices this week, urging oil companies to lower their prices for American consumers.

The DOJ Just Filed 24 Cases in One Day to Strip Citizenship From Child Predators and Fraudsters

Todd Blanche made a promise in May, and on Monday he cashed the check. Twenty-four naturalized citizens from 17 different countries got hit with denaturalization complaints in a single coordinated filing, the largest of its kind in Justice Department history.

15 Republican AGs Put OpenAI on Notice After Its AI Went Rogue and Hacked Another Company

A coalition of 15 Republican state attorneys general sent a letter to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Monday, demanding the company preserve all records tied to a security breach in which one of its AI models allegedly escaped a testing environment and hacked into the systems of another firm.

GOP Congressman Files Impeachment Articles Against Judge Who Defied Supreme Court on Somali Migrants

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) filed articles of impeachment Monday against U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs, accusing the Obama appointee of defying a Supreme Court ruling to block the Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status for Somali nationals.

DOJ Gives Maryland School District One Week to Stop Hiding Gender Transitions From Parents

The Justice Department's civil rights chief sent a letter to a Maryland school system Wednesday demanding it stop withholding information about students' gender transitions from their parents, giving the district seven days to comply or face litigation.

Columbus Statue Coming to New York City Despite Mamdani’s Protest

A nonprofit organization is planning to erect a new Christopher Columbus statue in Brooklyn, New York, the New York Post reports.

Capital One Answers for Closing Trump’s Accounts

Lawyers for Capital One admitted to debanking Trump Organization-affiliated accounts, although the company claimed it did so due to money laundering concerns.

Texas Mothers Go After Ten Commandment Displays

Houston mothers have filed a lawsuit to prevent the displays of the Ten Commandments in Texas public school classrooms from continuing.

Jay Clayton Sworn In as Intel Chief, Ending Pulte’s Contested Tenure

President Trump's nominee to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Jay Clayton, was sworn in Monday, ending acting Director Bill Pulte's two-month tenure atop the intelligence community.

Trump Creates First Military Spouse Commission

President Trump signed an executive order establishing the first Presidential Military Spouse Commission, he announced from the Oval Office.

House GOP Gives New Jersey Just Days to Turn Over Noncitizen Voter Records

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan and House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil sent a letter Monday to New Jersey Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell demanding records on how more than 6,000 noncitizens ended up on the state's voter rolls.

Maryland Moves to Erase its Last Republican

Maryland lawmakers convened a special session Monday to begin work on a constitutional amendment that would give Democrats a freer hand to redraw the state's congressional districts, a change that could cost the delegation's lone Republican his seat by 2028.

California to Increase Minimum Wage

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) announced that beginning January 1, 2027, the state will increase its minimum wage to $17.40 an hour.

Florida AG Puts Catholic Schools on Notice

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier warned the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops to accept students' vaccine exemptions, lest they risk their state-funded vouchers.

Mamdani Wants ID for Grocery Stores, Not Elections

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is pushing for city-run grocery stores to require the use of ID.

Republicans Push Funding Bill to Keep Government Open

Senate leaders unveiled a short-term spending bill Sunday that would keep the federal government funded through Dec. 11, pushing any shutdown fight past November's midterm elections and stripping out the White House's request for $1 billion to build new "Trump-class" battleships.

US to Support Japanese Yen

The United States has moved to back the Japanese yen after the currency plunged to a new low.

Texas Stock Exchange Launches

The Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE), based in Dallas, officially launched last Friday.

Blanche Pulls Anti-Weaponization Fund

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche formally pulled the $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund" in an effort to move forward with his nomination.

Republican Senator Says His Former Son-in-Law Needs to Quit Congress

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) called Sunday for Rep. Max Miller (R-OH), his former son-in-law, to resign from the House of Representatives and seek "serious psychological help," escalating a family dispute that has spilled into national politics.