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Here is your morning brief for Tuesday, March 31st. I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal.

U.S. gasoline prices have crossed the $4 a gallon mark, according to AAA, and are now up more than

a dollar compared to a month ago. That's after a Kuwaiti oil tanker was struck by a drone

near Dubai overnight in an attack that market analysts say highlights the growing threats

to key shipping routes.

It also comes, as we report, that President Trump has told aides that he's willing to end

the war against Iran without reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a mission that he and his

aides have assessed would push the conflict beyond his timeline of four to six weeks.

High earners in Washington State will face a new tax on income over $1 million, starting in

2008.

The 9.9% tax was signed into law yesterday and comes as a number of Democratic states debate

similar measures, which proponents cite as necessary to combat inequality and plug budget

holes caused by President Trump's cuts to federal health and nutrition assistance programs.

Republicans in Washington and beyond have warned that the tax could drive residents to move

to lower tax states. And the American Heart Association is recommending getting protein from plants instead of meat,

choosing low-fat or fat-free dairy, and skipping butter and beef tallow in favor of olive,

soybean, or canola oil.

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