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Under Trump, the Endangered Species 'God Squad' Is Back

Panel to weigh oil-drilling exemptions in Gulf of Mexico, with Hegseth citing national security concerns

(Newser) - A little-known federal panel with the power to greenlight projects even if they could wipe out a species is about to convene for the first time since the George HW Bush era. As Bloomberg reports, the Endangered Species Committee—nicknamed the "God Squad" for its authority to effectively seal...

EEOC Sues Coke Bottler Over Women-Only Event

Civil rights agency says the gathering discriminated against men

(Newser) - A women's networking event at a Coca-Cola bottler is now the subject of a federal discrimination case. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast over its 2024 "Women's Forum," a casino ballroom gathering in Connecticut for about 250 female employees that featured speakers,...

Gas Prices Top $4 as Iran War Disrupts Global Oil Supply
Gas Prices Just
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Mar 31, 2026 5:50 AM CDT

Gas Prices Just Crossed a Threshold

Tuesday's average hovered at just over $4 a gallon in the US

(Newser) - American drivers are once again seeing a number they don't like at the pump: a $4 national average for regular gas. AAA put Tuesday's average at just over $4.01 a gallon, the first time prices have crossed that line since the inflation surge of 2022, when gas...

Swalwell Demands FBI Halt Release of Files From Old Probe

Swalwell alleges planned document release is political interference, privacy violation

(Newser) - Rep. Eric Swalwell is trying to stop the FBI from airing out an old, closed investigation as he mounts a run for California governor, the Washington Post reports. Lawyers for the Democrat congressman sent a cease-and-desist letter Monday to FBI Director Kash Patel, demanding the bureau abandon what the attorneys...

SCOTUS Could Overturn 128 Years of Precedent

Birthright citizenship fight revives 1898 case of Wong Kim Ark

(Newser) - More than a century ago, the US Supreme Court ruled that Wong Kim Ark was a US citizen. That 1898 case, in which the government tried to block Wong from returning to his country of birth after a visit to China, recognized that the 14th Amendment guaranteed citizenship to anyone...

FBI Told to Look Again at Old Swalwell Accusations

Law enforcement officials question administration's motives

(Newser) - FBI agents in California have been told to dust off a long-closed counterintelligence case involving Rep. Eric Swalwell, raising concerns in law enforcement that the material could be weaponized against a prominent opponent of President Trump. The Democrat is now a candidate for governor of California. Agents were instructed to...

Minnesota Is at Center of Saturday's 'No Kings' Protest

Organizers predict 9M-plus at rallies across the nation demonstrating against Trump administration

(Newser) - Organizers of Saturday's "No Kings" rallies across the US predict that the protests against the Trump administration could result in one of the largest demonstrations in US history, with Minnesota at center stage. Organizers say more than 3,100 events are registered in all 50 states, with 9...

Report: ICE Chief Has Been Hospitalized Twice for Stress

Officials say Todd Lyons once became so agitated that a bodyguard fetched a defibrillator to be safe

(Newser) - The man charged with executing President Trump's hard-line immigration crackdown has, by multiple accounts, been buckling under the strain. Acting ICE chief Todd Lyons has been hospitalized at least twice over the past seven months for stress-related problems, current and former administration officials tell Politico , once growing so distressed...

7M Student Borrowers Are Set to Receive an Unwanted Letter

Education Department notices inform students in SAVE plan that their payments will soon resume

(Newser) - Millions of federal student loan borrowers are about to be kicked out of a short-lived repayment plan that a federal court shut down earlier this month. CBS News and the AP report that, per the Department of Education, roughly 7.5 million borrowers enrolled in the Biden administration's SAVE...

Iran Hits Saudi Military Base, Injuring 10 US Service Members

Two of those service members are seriously hurt, officials say; planes also reportedly damaged

(Newser) - An Iranian missile attack on Friday wounded at least 10 US service members and damaged several planes at a military base in Saudi Arabia, according to two US officials familiar with the situation. Two of the troops were seriously wounded, one of the officials said. The attack on Prince Sultan...

Judge Blocks Pentagon's Controversial Anthropic Move

Judge says Pentagon likely retaliated by labeling it a supply-chain risk

(Newser) - A federal judge just told the Pentagon it went too far in trying to sideline one of Silicon Valley's biggest AI players, the Washington Post reports. On Thursday, US District Judge Rita F. Lin temporarily blocked a Defense Department order that had branded Anthropic—the US-based AI lab behind...

Smaller Education Department Loses Its DC Headquarters

Energy Department will move into building that's now 70% vacant

(Newser) - The Education Department, the subject of major downsizing by President Trump, will vacate its longtime headquarters in Washington, DC, this summer to make way for the new tenant. The Energy Department is taking over the Lyndon B. Johnson Building in August, officials announced Thursday. Education no longer needs so much...

Maduro Makes Second Court Appearance in US

Judge questions why the US is blocking him from paying for defense with Venezuelan funds

(Newser) - Nicolás Maduro reappeared in a Manhattan courtroom Thursday looking leaner but legally no closer to freedom. The ousted Venezuelan leader, jailed since January and shackled at the ankles, listened as US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein refused to throw out his narco-terrorism case, while openly questioning whether US sanctions should...

The DOJ Wants Records From 3 Top Medical Schools

As part of probe into 'possible race discrimination' in admissions

(Newser) - The Trump administration is now scrutinizing how three US medical schools decide who gets in. The Justice Department has launched civil rights investigations into the admissions practices at Stanford, the Ohio State University, and UC San Diego, demanding seven years of detailed applicant data, including test scores, ZIP codes, and...

US Population Growth Slows Amid Immigration Backlash

Especially hard hit: communities along Mexican border, hurricane-slammed Florida

(Newser) - Population growth rates in US metro areas dropped the steepest last year in communities along the border with Mexico due to declines in immigrants, while counties along Florida's Gulf Coast lost residents due to a series of hurricanes, according to population estimates released Thursday by the US Census Bureau....

Bill Maher Is Mark Twain Prize Winner, Despite WH Denials

Real Time host to receive Kennedy Center award in June, despite 'fake news' cries from Trump's team

(Newser) - Bill Maher is getting the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor after all, despite the Trump White House insisting just days ago that he wasn't. The Kennedy Center on Thursday named the Real Time host as the 27th recipient of its top comedy honor, confirming a report the Trump...

Equal Pay Day Takes a Hit for 2nd Year Straight

Gender pay gap widens, with women's earnings dropping to 81 cents for every dollar earned by men

(Newser) - Americans are celebrating Equal Pay Day on Thursday, but the calendar seems to be moving in the wrong direction. The date—marking how long into 2026 women must work to match what men earned the previous year—falls on March 26 this time around, one day later than last year,...

US Brings Home $100M in Venezuelan Gold

Gold shipment follows Burgum's talks with interim leader Delcy Rodriguez

(Newser) - The US just hauled a hefty stash of gold out of Venezuela for the first time in more than two decades, according to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. Speaking at the CERAWeek energy conference, Burgum said a recent trip to Caracas ended with the US physically returning with $100 million in...

Veterans Condemn WH's Iran War Memes as Disrespectful

They trivialize sacrifice, distance Americans from civilian suffering, critics say

(Newser) - White House social media posts that have spliced real Iran war footage with scenes from video games and cartoons are landing badly with a group that usually backs the military: veterans. The Washington Post reports that former US Central Command spokesman Joe Buccino, a retired Army colonel who served in...

Rubio Testifies Against Ally Accused as Secret Agent

Secretary of state details 2017 Venezuela talks in Miami trial of former Congressman David Rivera

(Newser) - Two Florida politicians who once shared a house in Tallahassee just shared something else: a federal courtroom. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spent hours on Tuesday testifying against his ex-roommate and longtime friend David Rivera, a former congressman now on trial in Miami on charges that he secretly worked for...

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