The price at the pump for a gallon of Regular is highest in states with Democrat governors and lowest in those led by Republicans, analysis of AAA statistics by CNSNews reveals. According to AAA's daily report published Tuesday, the national average cost of a gallon of gas on Monday was $2.998. Statewide averages varied greatly, ranging from $4.54 a gallon in California to a low of $2.40 in Oklahoma.  Four of the five states with the highest gas costs are run by Democrat governors. The lone exception, Nevada (#5), has a Republican governor, but Democrats control the legislature. What's more, seven of the ten states where pump prices are the highest are led by Democrats. When the District of Columbia, run by Democrat Mayor Muriel Bowser, is added to the mix, eight of 11 have Democrat leaders.  Highest Average Gas Prices: California $4.54 – Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom Hawaii $4.45 – Democrat Gov. Joshua Green Washington $4.16 – Democrat Gov. Bob Ferguson Oregon $3.79 – Democrat Gov. Tina Kotek Nevada $3.71 – Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo – D House, D Senate Alaska $3.69 – Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy Arizona $3.30 – Democrat Gov. Katie Hobbs Idaho $3.23 – Republican Gov. Brad Little Pennsylvania $3.22 – Democrat Gov. Josh Shapiro District of Columbia $3.20 – Democrat Mayor Muriel Bowser Illinois $3.15 – Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzger Of the seven remaining states where the average cost is above $3.00 a gallon, five have Democrat governors. Vermont, one of the two states on the list with a Republican governor, has a legislature dominated by Democrats. New York $3.13 – Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul Vermont $3.12 – Republican Gov. Phil Scott (D Legislature, D Senate) Connecticut $3.08 – Democrat Gov. Ned Lamont Utah $3.06 – Republican Gov. Spencer Cox Massachusetts $3.03 – Democrat Gov. Maura Healey Maine $3.02 – Democrat Gov. Janet T. Mills New Jersey $3.01 – Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy Conversely, seven of the ten states where gas prices are lowest have Republican governors. And in two of the three states with Democrat governors (#8 Kentucky and #10 Wisconsin), Republicans control both the House and Senate.  Lowest Average Gas Prices: Oklahoma $2.40 – Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt Texas $2.55 – Republican Gov. Greg Abbott Arkansas $2.57 – Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Mississippi $2.58 – Republican Gov. Tate Reeves Louisiana $2.59 – Republican Gov. Jeff Landry Tennessee $2.60 – Republican Gov. Bill Lee Colorado $2.60 – Democrat Gov. Jared Polis Kentucky $2.60 – Democrat Gov. Andy Beshear (R House, R Senate) Iowa $2.65 – Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds Wisconsin $2.75 – Democrat Gov. Tony Evers (R House, R Senate) States with Republican governors also have the most affordable homes. As CNSNews has reported, a study by Realtor.com finds that all five of the least affordable states for housing have Democrat governors.  Meanwhile, four of the five most affordable states for housing have Republican governors. “If the battle is over affordability, you should be cleaning their clocks,” Host Mark Levin told Republicans in a recent episode of “Life, Liberty and Levin.”

The Trump administration’s Department of Transportation is taking significant steps to address issues within America’s trucking industry to improve road safety and national security.On Monday, DOT Secretary Sean Duffy announced that the department has revoked nearly 3,000 of the estimated 16,000 commercial driver’s license training providers listed in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Training Provider Registry. The TPR lists all training providers authorized to offer entry-level driver training for CDL students.'Under Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg, bad actors were able to game the system and let unqualified drivers flood our roadways.'The impacted training providers were accused of “failing to equip trainees with the Trump administration’s standards of readiness,” a press release from the DOT revealed.Reasons for removal included “falsifying or manipulating training data”; “neglecting to meet required curriculum standards, facility conditions, or instructor qualifications”; and “failing to maintain accurate, complete documentation or refusing to provide records during federal audits or investigations.”The department issued warnings to another 4,500 training providers for potential non-compliance. Those entities have 30 days to respond and deliver evidence of compliance to avoid removal. The DOT noted that this action aims to crack down on unqualified truck drivers and “corrupt operators.”RELATED: Trump DOT hammers Gov. Shapiro, threatens to pull millions after state hands CDL to 'suspected terrorist' illegal alien trucker Photo by GEORGE FREY/AFP via Getty Images“If you are unwilling to follow the rules, you have no place training America’s commercial drivers. We will not tolerate negligence," said FMCSA Administrator Derek Barrs.“This administration is cracking down on every link in the illegal trucking chain,” Duffy stated. “Under Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg, bad actors were able to game the system and let unqualified drivers flood our roadways. Their negligence endangered every family on America’s roadways, and it ends today.”“Under President Trump, we are reigning [sic] in illegal and reckless practices that let poorly trained drivers get behind the wheel of semi-trucks and school buses,” Duffy added.Also on Monday, the DOT revealed that it found one-third of Minnesota’s non-domiciled CDLs were issued illegally. The department is giving the state 30 days to come into compliance and revoke illegally issued licenses. The DOT is prepared to withhold up to $30.4 million in federal highway funding if Minnesota fails to comply.RELATED: Exclusive: DOT withholds $40M from blue state for flouting English requirements for truckers Sean Duffy. Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBarrs accused Minnesota of “openly and blatantly defying our rules.” “Under the Trump administration, states have two choices: Meet our standards or face the consequences. Following the law is not optional,” he declared.“Our audit exposes yet another example of foreigners taking advantage of Minnesota services under Governor Walz’s watch,” Duffy said. “Minnesota failed to follow the law and illegally doled out trucking licenses to unsafe, unqualified noncitizens — endangering American families on the road.”This latest warning follows similar action the DOT has previously taken against Pennsylvania. The department has already vowed to withhold federal funds from California after the state failed to comply with its regulations concerning CDL issuance. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety and the governor’s office did not respond to a request for comment.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A rhetorical battle has broken out between the Republican speaker of the House and a Republican congresswoman who is running in the gubernatorial election in New York.Rep. Elise Stefanik accused Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana of lying about the process to include a provision in this year's defense policy bill.'This is an easy one. This bill is DOA unless this provision gets added in as it was passed out of committee.'Stefanik's proposal would require the Federal Bureau of Investigation to notify Congress when it opens an investigation into a candidate for federal office. She threatened to kill the National Defense Authorization Act if her demands aren't met."My provision will strengthen this accountability and transparency to deter this illegal weaponization and it passed out of the House Intelligence Committee in this Congress and previous ones," she wrote on social media Monday. "If Republicans can’t deliver accountability and legislative fixes to arguably the biggest illegal corruption and government weaponization issue of all time, then what are we even doing."She went on to accuse Republicans of siding with Democrats on the issue."It is a scandalous disgrace that Republicans are allowing themselves to be rolled by the Dems and deep state on this," she added.On Tuesday, she said she walked out on a briefing about the issue and again lambasted Johnson."This is an easy one. This bill is DOA unless this provision gets added in as it was passed out of committee," she added.Johnson reacted to Stefanik's accusations during a briefing with reporters Tuesday."All of that is false. I don't exactly know why Elise won't just call me. I texted her yesterday," he said."She's upset one of her provisions is not being made, I think, in the NDAA," Johnson added. "I explained to her on text message — as soon as I head this yesterday, I was campaigning in Tennessee — and I wrote her. I said, 'What are you talking about? This hasn't even made it to my level.'"He went on to explain that the provision had to be agreed upon by other committees before it could be included in the bill, and it was not approved."I don’t know why she’s frustrated with me. I literally had nothing to do with it. But I’m happy to roll up my sleeves and help her," he added.RELATED: Trump responds to failed bid to oust speaker Mike Johnson Stefanik fired back on social media and accused Johnson of siding with Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland."Just more lies from the Speaker," she wrote."It wasn’t on your radar? This is the ONLY provision in the bill to root out the deep state rot," she continued in part. "You torpedoed this siding with Jamie Raskin. You said you would fix it, so fix it."Stefanik is running to replace incumbent Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul, but recent polling shows she has an uphill battle in the Empire State. While one poll from the Manhattan Institute shows Stefanik just slightly above the Democrat, other polls show Hochul with a double-digit lead.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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