Gasoline prices up nearly 40% as fuel costs become a central US midterm issue

Average US gasoline reached about $4.29 a gallon on October 25, up nearly 40% year over year, as fuel costs climb ahead of midterm elections.

• Average US gasoline reached about $4.29 per gallon on October 25, up nearly 40% from $3.06 a year earlier.
• A New York Times poll found 73% of likely midterm voters disapprove of Trump's handling of fuel prices, against 24% who approve.
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cited three differing figures for the cost of US operations against Iran — $25 billion, $29 billion and $37.5 billion.
• Trump promised $5,000 to every adult American citizen if Republicans win both chambers of Congress.