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Senator Roger Marshall and other GOP figures defended surging U.S. gas prices as a necessary sacrifice amid the Iran conflict and sanction shifts, while a string of immigration, national security, and administration controversies intensify.

Senator Roger Marshall called higher gas prices a necessary 'sacrifice' as U.S. averages climbed to about $3.54 per gallon, up 21 percent from a month earlier.
The Treasury issued 30-day waivers allowing some Indian refiners to buy stranded Russian oil despite expert pushback that the move could benefit the Kremlin, and Senator Rick Scott warned prices will remain elevated.
ICE deported two 12-year-old American twins to Guatemala despite legal filings and their mother's requests, and a court has ordered their immediate return to their grandmother in Orlando.
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff made conflicting statements about Iran's nuclear program, claiming the U.S. destroyed major enrichment centers while also saying Iran continued enriching uranium.
Iran-linked media published a list of U.S. tech and banking offices in the region as potential targets after attacks on financial infrastructure, and Iran has struck Amazon Web Services data centers in the Gulf.
Outgoing DHS secretary Kristi Noem left a backlog of contracts and invoices and awarded large no-bid ad contracts to newly formed firms, prompting congressional inquiries.
A whistleblower alleged a former Department of Government Efficiency engineer had restricted Social Security databases on a thumb drive, triggering an inspector general investigation.
U.S. intelligence reported Iran has begun laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, increasing risks to a waterway that carries about one fifth of global crude oil shipments.

MAGA Senators Say Americans Must Accept Rising Gas Prices as 'Sacrifice'

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