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3 States in Feds' Crosshairs for Regulating Prediction Markets

CFTC sues Connecticut, Arizona, Illinois for trying to rein in companies like Kalshi and Polymarket

(Newser) - The federal government on Thursday sued Connecticut, Arizona, and Illinois, challenging their efforts to regulate prediction market operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket. All three states have sent cease and desist orders to such companies accusing them of engaging in illegal online gambling under state law, reports the AP . Arizona...

White House Wants to Cut CFPB Staff by Two-Thirds

Administration has scaled back plan to dismantle consumer protection bureau

(Newser) - The Trump administration has scaled back its plans to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, laying out a plan for an agency that would be significantly smaller than it was under Joe Biden but still bigger than the one President Trump envisioned right after he took office. Under the new...

Cuba's 'Humanitarian Gesture': Releasing 2K Prisoners

Move made as US keeps up pressure on nation via oil blockade; Cuba says release was for Holy Week

(Newser) - The Cuban government said on Thursday that it would release 2,010 prisoners in a move that comes as the Trump administration is putting extreme pressure on the island's government with a suffocating oil blockade. The announcement said the pardons were a "humanitarian gesture" in connection with Holy...

Wisconsin Mosque President Detained by ICE

Supporters rally to call for release of Salah Sarsour

(Newser) - The president of Wisconsin's largest mosque was detained by federal immigration agents, drawing accusations Thursday from local officials and religious leaders that the arrest was motivated by his criticism of Israel, the AP reports. Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian-born legal permanent resident of the United States, was taken into custody...

DOJ Official: Presidential Records Act Is Null and Void

Department has concluded Trump won't have to turn over records, Axios reports

(Newser) - President Trump's Justice Department has decided the law governing presidential records is unconstitutional—suggesting Trump, previously hit with felony charges that accused him of keeping classified documents from his first term, might not comply with it when he leaves office, per Axios . A senior White House official tells the outlet...

4 Things Trump Didn't Mention in His 20-Minute Address

Ground troops, NATO, negotiations, or his Hormuz ultimatum

(Newser) - President Trump said US forces will "finish the job" in Iran soon as "core strategic objectives are nearing completion," offering a full-throated defense of the war Wednesday night in his first national address since the conflict began more than a month ago, the AP reports. He used...

US Removes Sanctions on Venezuelan Leader
US Lifts Sanctions
on Rodríguez
Apr 1, 2026 5:10 PM CDT

US Lifts Sanctions on Rodríguez

Venezuela's acting president expresses hope for improved relations

(Newser) - The US lifted sanctions on acting President Delcy Rodriguez of Venezuela on Wednesday, according to an Office of Foreign Assets Control entry on the Treasury Department website. The sanctions relief represents a strong signal, the AP reports, that the US recognizes Rodriguez as a legitimate authority in Venezuela ever since...

Heart Association Balks at US' Dietary Recommendations

While Trump administration pushes red meat, full-fat dairy, AHA says to lean into plant-based proteins

(Newser) - Plant power is getting a fresh endorsement from one of the country's leading heart groups. The American Heart Association on Tuesday rolled out updated nutrition advice that leans heavily toward vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and plant-based proteins like beans, nuts, and seeds, all while urging Americans to swap full-fat...

Voice of America Journalists to Stay on Leave After All

Staffers will remain on leave while appeals court considers case

(Newser) - An appeals court on Tuesday suspended a federal judge's order for the government to reinstate Voice of America workers who have been on administrative leave since the US-funded broadcaster was effectively shut down early last year. The ruling means nearly 1,000 employees will remain on leave while the...

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
Crossed a Threshold
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...

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