* Paul Dans, a key figure in Project 2025, is initiating a Republican primary challenge against Senator Lindsey Graham in South Carolina.

Dans has expressed dissatisfaction with the current progress of federal workforce reductions and federal program cuts that were part of the Trump administration's agenda, indicating a need for further actions specifically targeting the US Senate.

* Dans, post-Trump administration, has been associated with the Heritage Foundation and believes in aggressively addressing what he perceives as the 'deep state'.

* President Donald Trump's administration, through Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought, is considering using a "pocket rescission" to retract federal funding without congressional approval.

* Gas stations are expanding their sizes and services in response to the growing number of electric vehicles (EVs), adding chargers alongside traditional pumps and transforming their spaces into shopping centers to engage customers during charging times.

Companies like Buc-ee's and Sheetz are significantly enlarging their facilities, causing community tensions due to increased traffic and 24/7 activity.

* As gas stations evolve into comprehensive service centers, offering extensive food services and numerous pumps, they are increasingly seen as competitors to traditional restaurants.

* Sears is closing its Burbank store, reducing its California presence to one remaining store in Concord after also closing a location in Whittier.

This leaves the company with only six stores nationally, located in Miami, Orlando, El Paso, Braintree, and Puerto Rico.

* Sears, which declared bankruptcy in 2018, has drastically reduced its operations from 3,500 stores due to competition from larger retailers and the growth of e-commerce.

* Judge Indira Talwani of the Federal District Court in Massachusetts blocked a Trump administration policy that would deny federal Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood clinics offering abortion services.

The policy, part of a broader bill signed by President Trump, imposed a Medicaid funding ban on non-profits offering abortions that received over $800,000 in 2023.

* Judge Talwani ruled the policy likely constituted retaliation against Planned Parenthood, violating their First Amendment rights by leveraging Medicaid funding to indirectly force the cessation of abortion services.

* Delta Air Lines has announced its plans to utilize AI technology from the start-up Fetcherr to price 20% of its domestic routes by year's end.

Fetcherr asserts its technology enhances existing pricing models without enabling personalized pricing, though past company statements suggest it can offer personalization based on prior purchases.

* This approach, dubbed 'surveillance pricing', has sparked a consumer backlash and drawn scrutiny from the Biden administration, leading to an inquiry by the Federal Trade Commission.

Despite this, the Trump administration's focus on fostering AI innovation might diminish regulatory barriers.

* Discussions and potential legislation at both federal and state levels aim to regulate or ban personalized pricing practices.