Gasoline now averages over $4.50 a gallon<\/a>, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA), which makes it the highest price in four years. Food prices are also up nearly 4%, electricity and utility bills have climbed, and airlines have raised fares by more than 20%.<\/p>\n Trump\u2019s top officials have spent months struggling to explain when, or whether, such pressures will fade.<\/p>\n \u2018I don\u2019t think about Americans\u2019 financial situation,\u2019 says Trump amid Iran talks<\/p>\n Trump<\/a> has said the growing financial pressure inflicted on Americans by the war on Iran is \u201cnot even a little bit\u201d motivating him to make a peace deal with Tehran. With US inflation at a three-year high<\/a> and fuel costs still climbing after a sharp rise in oil prices, the US president said on Tuesday that he is not focused on the economic hardship sparked by the conflict.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think about Americans\u2019 financial situation. I don\u2019t think about anybody,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n Senate again fails to curb Trump\u2019s war on Iran<\/p>\n The US Senate<\/a> on Wednesday rejected the seventh attempt by Democrats to force an end to American involvement in the war on Iran, even as the ranks of Republicans opposed to Trump\u2019s strategy grew.<\/p>\n The war powers resolution proposed by Jeff Merkley, a Democratic senator of Oregon, failed in a 49-50 vote. All\u00a0Democrats,<\/a>\u00a0with the exception of John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, supported its advancement.<\/p>\n Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n Kevin Warsh confirmed as new US central bank chief<\/p>\n The senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as chair of the Federal Reserve<\/a>, one of the most powerful roles in the federal government that holds enormous sway over the economy.<\/p>\n The 54-45 senate vote on Wednesday was split along party lines, with the exception of Democratic senator John Fetterman from Pennsylvania, who joined the Republican majority. Warsh was confirmed for a four-year term as chair and a 14-year appointment on the Fed\u2019s rate-setting board.<\/p>\n Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n Activists welcome move to close Alligator Alcatraz <\/p>\n An alliance of environmental groups and immigration advocates has welcomed what looks to be the imminent closure of Alligator Alcatraz, the notorious immigration jail in the remote Florida Everglades celebrated by Trump<\/a> for its harsh conditions.<\/p>\n Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n Republican redistricting effort is \u2018evil incarnate\u2019, Stacey Abrams tells new Guardian podcast<\/p>\n Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams<\/a> has slammed Republican-led states\u2019 efforts to redraw their congressional maps to favor their party as \u201cevil incarnate\u201d.<\/p>\n In an interview with the Guardian\u2019s new podcast, Stateside with Kai and Carter<\/a>, Abrams argued that what she said amounted to intentional \u201ccheating\u201d to suppress racial minority voting power must be fought in the courts and on the ballot.<\/p>\n Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n Watch the full podcast episode<\/a><\/p>\n What else happened today:<\/p>\n![\"Stacey](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778729049_757_1920.jpg\")
Stacey Abrams on why gutting of the US Voting Rights Act is ‘evil’ \u2013 Stateside with Kai and Carter<\/p>\n