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U.S. gas prices are climbing fast, and drivers are paying the highest pump prices since 2022 as the Iran war shakes oil markets. Many drivers face wild swings between stations and even from one day to the next. The Energy Information Administration says about half the price covers crude oil, and about 20% goes to refiners. Taxes take nearly 20%. Experts say retailers earn slim margins that get tighter when prices at the pump rise. Oil prices soared when U.S. markets opened Thursday, hours after President Donald Trump’s speech on continuing the Iran war in which he asked Americans for patience. Read moreDizzying US fuel prices are determined by factors largely outside of a gas station's control

President Donald Trump says Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general. Bondi's departure ends the contentious tenure of a Trump loyalist who upended the Justice Department’s culture of independence from the White House, oversaw firings of career employees and moved to investigate the Republican president’s perceived enemies. The news follows months of scrutiny over the Justice Department’s handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking investigation that made Bondi the target of angry conservatives even with her close relationship with Trump. Bondi also struggled to satisfy Trump’s demands to prosecute his political rivals, with multiple investigations rejected by judges or grand juries. Read moreTrump says Pam Bondi, a loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, is out as attorney general

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President Donald Trump says Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general. Bondi's departure ends the contentious tenure of a Trump loyalist who upended the Justice Department’s culture of independence from the White House, oversaw firings of career employees and moved to investigate the Republic… Read moreTrump says Pam Bondi, a loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, is out as attorney general

The funding lapse for the Department of Homeland Security will likely stretch into next week. The House is contemplating a Senate plan it had previously rejected to fund the bulk of the agency, but not its immigration enforcement operations. There was no resolution Thursday to the standoff, … Read moreHomeland Security shutdown will likely stretch into next week as House weighs Senate's funding plan