FBI's Secret Mar-a-Lago Architect Just Got Named — And Gas Hit $4 While You Weren't Looking

Think about what that means.

The man who ran the FBI's counterintelligence operation against a sitting president sent a note to his team telling them not to worry about the public blowback.

Meanwhile, over at the Jack Smith case, Judge Tanya Chutkan has unsealed a 165-page DOJ brief that shows which parts of the original January 6th indictment survive the Supreme Court's 2024 immunity ruling [49].

The revised document retains all original charges but narrows the focus — specifically removing Trump's conversations with the DOJ from the evidentiary record, per the Supreme Court's directive [46].

Trump's team has called it "political persecution." Legal analysts note it's simply Smith threading the needle the Court handed him [50][51].

Two legal stories. One day. Both involving the same man.

Now here's the one that affects your daily life most directly.

**Gas just hit $4.02 a gallon** — the first time the national average has crossed $4 since 2022 [from breaking section reports].

On February 27th, you were paying $2.98. Today you're paying $4.02. That's a 35% increase in 31 days.

Diesel is at $5.45. Everything that gets shipped to you — food, furniture, hardware — moves on diesel.

The cause is no mystery. Iran attacked an oil tanker off the coast of Dubai. The Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly 20% of the world's oil supply passes, remains a war zone.

Trump has been clear: if a deal isn't reached "shortly," the U.S. is prepared to strike Kharg Island — Iran's primary oil export terminal.

A 7:30 PM ET announcement from the President is expected tonight, with insiders suggesting a ceasefire update is on the agenda [2][3][10].

Markets are already reacting. Stock futures rallied roughly 1% on reports that the U.S. might leave Iran even if the Strait stays closed [from breaking section reports].

But there's skepticism. On X, multiple financial accounts pushed back, questioning whether the optimism is warranted.

Back in Washington, the government shutdown fight is taking a new shape.

Trump signed an executive order last Friday to pay TSA agents using funds from the "One Big Beautiful Bill" — after roughly 500 agents quit and airports saw some of their longest delays on record [15][17][18].

The union says paychecks started going out this weekend [15].

**But the underlying standoff hasn't moved.** Trump told Senate Republicans not to fund the Department of Homeland Security at all — unless Democrats pass the SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote [36].

Democrats have refused. Republicans control Congress but can't pass the funding bill alone.

The result? TSA agents are getting emergency pay through an executive order workaround while the shutdown drags on.

And then there's DOGE.

DOGE just released seven years of Medicaid spending data — 2018 through 2024 — making it searchable by the public for the first time [21].

The move is part of the Trump administration's ongoing push to expose what it calls rampant fraud in federal health programs.

Newsmax reported the release with significant engagement, noting that Americans can now search the data themselves [21].

Critics argue the release proves nothing on its own. Supporters say the transparency is exactly what was promised.

Today is one of those days where everything is moving at once — a war, a gas price shock, a bombshell FBI document drop, a legal earthquake, and a shutdown that won't end.

The 7:30 PM announcement could change all of it.

Or none of it.

**Stay close tonight.**

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