President Discusses Energy Policy  —  Washington, D.C.  —  Fact Sheet: President Bush's Four-Part Plan to Confront High Gasoline Prices  —  In Focus: Energy  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all.  Bob, thanks for the introduction.  It's always good to be introduced by somebody who is referred to as the "Promoter in Chief."

Bush Eases Environmental Rules on Gasoline  —  WASHINGTON - President Bush on Tuesday ordered a temporary suspension of environmental rules for gasoline, making it easier for refiners to meet demand and possibly dampen prices at the pump.  He also halted for the summer the purchase of crude oil for the government's emergency reserve.

Fox News's Snow on Verge of Being White House Press Secretary  —  Fox News commentator Tony Snow has decided to accept the White House press secretary's job after top officials assured him that he would be not just a spokesman but an active participant in administration policy debates …

Snow In May?  —  A week after White House press secretary Scott McClellan suddenly resigned, and — nothing.  —  Late last week, White House chief of staff Josh Bolten directly (firmly but politely) asked senior administration officials to stop unburdening themselves to the process-hungry Washington press corps.

Zarqawi Releases Video Tape (Updated)  —  Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al-Qaeda's commander in Iraq, has released "the first [videotape] to contain a 'message'... U.S. intelligence officials told NBC News."  The tape is titled A Message to the People.  This is his first video without a mask …

New Video of Abu Musab al Zarqawi (Images/Video)  —  The leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al Zarqawi, has appeared in a new 34 minute high-production value video released by the media arm of the terrorist umbrella organization known as The Mujahidin Shura Council.  The Jawa Report has obtained a copy of the video.