Trump wants a gas tax holiday. There's a much bigger problem looming ^16.1%

NPR - By Camila Domonoske, Stephan Bisaha - 5/28/2026, 9:00 AM

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President Trump has called for a temporary waiver of the federal gas tax, which costs drivers 18.4 cents per gallon. It's one of several attempts to relieve pain at the pump as voters grow increasingly frustrated with gasoline prices, which have hit four-year highs thanks to the oil trade disruption triggered by the war with Iran. A... more