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Trump pushes to suspend federal gas tax as prices soar
President Trump told CBS News' Nancy Cordes that he intends to suspend the federal gas tax amid higher prices.
What happened
According to CBS News’s source item, Trump pushes to suspend federal gas tax as prices soar, President Trump told CBS News’ Nancy Cordes that he intends to suspend the federal gas tax amid higher prices.
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- Trump pushes to suspend federal gas tax as prices soarCBS News - 2026-05-12T13:41:20+00:00
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