The Pour Over Today - Gas Prices Soar, Artemis II Launches, SCOTUS Proceedings, & More

Episode Date: April 1, 2026

Today, we’re talking about U.S. gas prices rising above $4/gallon, NASA’s Artemis II moon mission launching today, the Supreme Court hearing arguments on birthright citizenship and ruling on conversion therapy, and other top news for Wednesday, April 1st. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with The Pour Over. Looking to support us? You can choose to pay ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our sponsors! We actually use and enjoy every single one. Cru Wild Alaskan HelloFresh Christian Real Estate Network Quince Qualia Life QAVA CCCU Upside Mosh LMNT The Missing Messiah Compelled Podcast I Choose Love TPO Corrections Page

Hey, this is Joe at the pourover. And this is Bailey at the pourover. Today, we're talking about the U.S. gas prices rising above $4 a gallon, NASA's Artemis II Moon mission launching today, the Supreme Court hearing arguments on birthright citizenship, and ruling on conversion therapy, and other top news for Wednesday, April 1st. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with the pourover.

Here's your quote of the day. Whatever the mine sets itself on is what the man walks after. Watchman, me. Let's get started with some espresso shots. Average U.S. gas prices crossed $4 a gallon yesterday, the highest since August 2022, as the Iran war continues to rattle global oil markets. Prices are up 35% after a month of war, with California hurting the most at $5.89 a gallon. President Trump warned Monday the U.S. would, quote, obliterate Iran's oil infrastructure if the Strait of Hormuz doesn't reopen, and floated that U.S. troops may, quote, take the oil

from Iran, or seize Karga Island in Iranian export hub. The mood is mixed in international group chats. Spain closed its airspace to U.S. planes involved in the war, while Gulf countries are reportedly urging Washington to keep fighting. Meanwhile, POTUS told the U.S. allies like the U.K. to, quote, go get your own oil and not expect Uncle Sam to help. Though higher gas prices might be tame in comparison, they remind us that war doesn't only affect soldiers and their families, politicians, and citizens in areas of active conflict. As the ripple effects of war are felt at home, the scope of our prayers only widens.

Let's pray. Compassionate God, your people and your creation continue to reel from the effects of war. We call upon you to restore and redeem. Draw near to the dying, heal the wounded, soothe the anxious, and provide for those who don't have enough. Give leaders and decision makers wisdom, creativity, and a thirst for righteousness. Amen. NASA's gearing up to launch some humans around the world. the moon. The Artemis 2 mission lifts off this evening at 6.24 p.m. Eastern Time, barring bad weather,

but forecasters are forecasting 80% odds for favorable conditions, sending four astronauts on a nine-and-a-half-day trip around Earth's sidekick. Commander Reed Wiseman is leading the crew alongside pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen. The mission will carry them about 4,700 miles and pass the far side of the moon, where crew members will catch firsthand glimpses of parts of the lunar surface no human has ever seen. Riding along is a mascot named Rise, a far-out plushy designed by a California second grader. It was chosen from 2,600 entries across 50 states, is inspired by Apollo 8's Earthrise photo, and will serve as the mission's official zero-gravity index.

Here's a verse to consider when marveling over the vast reaches of space. He stretches the northern skies over the empty space. He hangs the earth on nothing. Job 26.7. The Supreme Court is robin up today to hear arguments on birthright citizenship. On inauguration day number two, President Trump signed an executive order denying birthright citizenship to children without at least one parent with permanent legal status, arguing the 14th Amendment doesn't apply to parents with illegal or temporarily legal status.

Potus-Skotis tensions have been rising since the High Court's decision to reject many of Trump's executively ordered tariffs. Now, the Supremes must determine whether No. 47's birthright order violates the Constitution or a 1940 federal law defining citizenship, a ruling is expected in June. Meanwhile, SCOTUS ruled against Colorado's ban on youth conversion therapy. Yesterday's 8-to-1 decision sided with a Christian counselor who argued the ban on using counseling to change a minor's sexual orientation or gender identity

violates the First Amendment. Whether justice is served or subverted in American courts, we can count on perfect justice and inexhaustible mercy from the courts of heaven. The Lord is not swayed by the power and wealth that tempt us toward partiality, and his verdicts restore what sin has broken. Deuteronomy 32, verse 4 says, The Rock, His work is perfect. All his ways are just.

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round of updates. Frequent flyers are rejoicing. Major U.S. airports are returning to normal after being disrupted by the DHS shutdown, which left 60,000-plus TSA officers unpaid for 44 days. Four-hour wait times dropped to mere minutes Monday as back pay hit workers' bank accounts, the result of an emergency directive President Trump signed Friday, ordering TSA workers to get paid. The new East Wing is, tentatively, coming with a bulletproof basement. President Trump announced Sunday that the U.S. military is building a, quote, massive complex under the White House's 90,000 square foot ballroom, saying the event space is, quote, essentially a shed for what's being built underneath. Then yesterday, a federal judge ordered construction to halt over historical

preservation laws, the DOJs expected to appeal. European art thieves have struck again. Four hooded nabbers forced open a door at an Italian museum on the night of March 22nd. The museum kept it on the DL in hopes of catching the thieves returning and made off with works by Renoir, Seiz, and Matisse, in under three minutes. The paintings are valued at roughly $10.3 million. No arrests have been made. The women's final four is giving major deja vu. Yukon, South Carolina, UCLA, and Texas, all number one seeds,

are headed to the final four. Again. This quartet has dominated the tournament, winning every game by at least 12 points. Semi-final action tips off Friday in Friday. Phoenix, where the Gamecocks will look to end defending champion Yukon's 54-game win streak. Air Canada's CEO, Michael Rousseau, is bidding his office adieu later this year after backlash for his English-only condolences following March's fatal LaGuardia crash.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Rousseau's statement showed a, quote, lack of judgment and lack of compassion, especially given Canada's official bilingual status, Air Canada's Montreal headquarters, and Antoine Forrest, one of the pilots killed, being a French-speaking Quebecer. That's all the news we have for today, but here's some good news to dwell on. No matter what happens this week, God has ordained it for an eternal purpose, our good and his glory. Thanks for listening, TPO fam.

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