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5 min readPresident Trump told reporters in the Oval Office Thursday that gas prices will fall sharply once the war in Iran ends. “The gas will go down. As soon as the war’s over, it’ll drop like a rock. There’s so much of it. It’s all over the place, sitting all over the oceans of the world,” he said. The AAA motor club reports that the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline has climbed 27 cents in one week to $4.30. With the Strait of Hormuz still closed, Brent crude is trading around $114 per barrel.
War Powers Vote Fails Again in the Senate
The Republican-led Senate has once again blocked a Democratic measure to limit President Trump’s war powers in Iran. This is the sixth time Democrats have forced a failed vote since the conflict began 60 days ago, according to NPR’s Claudia Grisales. The measure, co-sponsored by California Democratic Senator Adam Schiff, argues that under current law the conflict must end at the 60-day mark. “The president must terminate this use of force until Congress,” Schiff said.
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- 1 (00:00) **Top of the Hour: Iran War and Gas Prices** - President Trump expresses confidence that gas prices will drop once the Iran war ends, as the national average hits $4.30 per gallon.
- 2 (00:39) **Senate Blocks War Powers Vote** - The GOP-led Senate blocks a Democratic measure to limit President Trump’s war powers in Iran for the sixth time since the conflict began 60 days ago.
- 3 (01:44) **Fire Ban and Senate Betting Ban** - A fire ban in effect since early April has stopped the clock on the 60-day war timeline, and the Senate bans members from betting on prediction markets.
- 4 (02:00) **Detention of Palestinian Doctors in Israel** - Physicians for Human Rights Israel petitions the high court for the release of 14 Palestinian doctors held without charge as unlawful combatants.
- 5 (03:02) **Homeland Security Funding and Camp Mystic Closure** - The House passes a bill to fund Homeland Security, ending a 70-day shutdown, while Camp Mystic drops plans to reopen after last year’s deadly floods.
- 6 (03:46) **Global Cervical Cancer Disparities** - A new study in The Lancet forecasts that high-income countries could eliminate cervical cancer by 2050, while low- and middle-income countries will see only a 23% drop.
- 7 Standout Quotes
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