Iran conflict

The Republican-controlled U.S. House passed a budget resolution, 216–214, on a largely party-line vote that opens the way to write a roughly $95 billion reconciliati...

On PBS NewsHour, David Brooks (The Atlantic) and Ruth Marcus (The New Yorker) joined host Amna Nawaz for a panel on that week's politics. The discussion covered the ...

From February to late April 2026 the average 30-year mortgage rate moved from about 5.87% (mid-February) up to a March peak of roughly 6.37% and then back down to ab...

According to the supplied NPR report, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to appear before Congress on Tuesday to request an additional, nearly $90 bill...

The Fox News article reports that retail diesel prices rose from $3.56 to $5.13 per gallon following the Iran conflict and warns this surge could push up costs for g...

CBS News reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, identified as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are scheduled to testify before a Senat...

In May 2026 the S&P 500 reached multiple record highs (nine records in May), even as gasoline prices rose, consumer confidence fell, and inflation remained the highe...

The conflict involving Iran has pushed up global crude and refined-product prices and sharply raised the cost of Group III base oil used to make synthetic motor oil....

A CBS News poll reported that a majority of respondents say the Iran conflict is more difficult than former President Trump had expected. The poll found most America...

Energy experts told CBS News on June 2, 2026, that U.S. gasoline prices are likely to remain elevated for months — potentially into 2027 — even if a peace deal ends ...

This opinion piece (by Daniel Turner, founder of the energy advocacy group Power The Future) argues that current U.S. gasoline price increases are tied to instabilit...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries publicly criticized President Donald Trump for rising gasoline prices that Democrats and some analysts link to the ongoing conf...