Politics● LowSep 17 · Sep 17, 2026, 6:57 PM
Congress members fleeing DC all say the same thing about filling their gas tanks
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Independent World · North America
Trump insists rising fuel prices are ‘a very inexpensive price to pay,’ for his war in Iran. Eric Garcia asks Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill about the last time they stopped for gas
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