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Can Trump lower gas prices?

What suspending the gas tax would mean for you, briefly explained.

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here.

Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump hopes to suspend the federal gas tax as his war with Iran drives prices ever higher.

Can he do that? Not by himself, though it’s not clear Trump knows that: He unequivocally told a reporter this morning that “we’re going to take off the gas tax for a period of........

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