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As high gas prices squeeze voters, Republican midterm challenges deepen

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When Donald Trump ran for president in 2024, he promised to get gas prices below $2 a gallon “within 12 months.” That sounded good to an electorate unhappy about the high cost of living; Mr. Trump secured his second term in the White House, propelled by double-digit advantages on the economy, inflation, and energy prices. … Read more

Worries about global economic pain deepen as the war in Iran drags on

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WASHINGTON — U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran have driven up prices, darkened the outlook for the world economy, sent global stock markets reeling and forced developing countries to ration fuel and subsidize energy costs to protect their poorest. Ongoing strikes and counterstrikes on Persian Gulf refineries, pipelines, gas fields and tanker terminals threaten to … Read more