The Justice Department is urging state attorneys general to investigate whether oil companies are illegally keeping gasoline prices artificially high, escalating President Donald Trump’s campaign against what he has called price gouging at the pump. In a joint letter sent Friday, the DOJ’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission encouraged state attorneys general to […]

The fight for Michigan’s open Senate seat is becoming an early proxy war over the Democratic Party’s future, with progressives and establishment leaders lining up behind rival candidates in one of the country’s most important battleground states. The contest to replace retiring Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) has crystallized into a three-way Democratic primary, though much […]

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding will begin at 5 p.m. Friday and stretch until the early hours of Saturday morning, closing several blocks in the heart of Manhattan during the busy holiday weekend, according to a copy of a city permit obtained by the Associated Press and new details provided by police. The application, titled for a […]

Washington, D.C.’s annual A Capitol Fourth concert will go on as planned Friday evening despite oppressive temperatures expected to climb into the triple digits, though officials are adjusting event logistics and urging attendees to take precautions as a dangerous heat wave settles over the nation’s capital. The U.S. Capitol Police announced Friday morning that the […]