Evening update — national averages: regular $4.41, mid-grade $4.93, premium $5.32, diesel $6.39, WTI crude $96.16/bbl — plus what's actually driving prices and real, cited ways to cut…
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With the November 3, 2026 general election approaching, the window to register to vote, request mail ballots, and plan for early voting is opening across all 50 states.
Senate Democrats have run two closed-door tabletop exercises rehearsing responses to election-day disruption, and all 24 Democratic governors have issued a joint statement on Trump’s election claims. Here is what has actually been said, by whom, and what the law allows.
Rep. Riley Moore told a Heritage Foundation audience there was “no one better” to lead the MAGA movement in 2028 than J.D. Vance, and barely two people applauded. Here is what the clip actually shows, and what a year-old controversy at Heritage does and does not explain about it.
A father pulled a concealed firearm on two teenagers at an Indiantown school bus stop after his son reported being bullied. The sheriff says no law was broken. Florida’s weapons statute names school bus stops specifically — and its self-defense exception is why this case ended where it did.
A grand jury declined to indict anyone in Nolan Wells’ death. His family is seeking answers about his injuries, further forensic work, and an independent federal review.
Twelve days after his acquittal, Lil Durk posted a photo of Malcolm X with an inspirational quote beside it. There is no record of Malcolm X saying those words. The archives that would settle it are free, public, and searchable.
Iranian officials held three hours of talks with US envoy Steve Witkoff on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly — the first such contact since June. Hours earlier, Trump asked the General Assembly whether to annihilate Iran. Both things happened on the same day.
Evening update — national averages: regular $4.47, mid-grade $4.97, premium $5.36, diesel $6.53, WTI crude $107.02/bbl — plus what’s actually driving prices and real, cited ways to cut your own fuel costs.