{"id":2304749,"date":"2024-07-22T03:39:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T07:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-relief-at-the-pumps-continued-over-the-weekend-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-22T03:41:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T07:41:30","slug":"gas-prices-remained-low-over-the-weekend-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-remained-low-over-the-weekend-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices remained low over the weekend &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgas-prices-remained-low-over-the-weekend-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2304749&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Gas prices continued to be a hot topic,\u200b especially with the \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitter-announces-plans-on-relaxing-ban-on-political-ads\/\" title=\"Twitter Announces Its Plans \u2018Relaxing\u2019 Interdiction of Political Ads\">approaching 2024 presidential election<\/a>. While prices \u2064have \u200bslightly decreased in recent weeks, they\u2064 remain higher\u200c than\u200b during the previous administration. On Sunday, the\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-gas-prices-hit-7-year-high-amid-bidens-energy-crackdown\/\" title=\"U.S. gas prices hit 7-year high amid Biden\u2019s energy crackdown\">average national gas price<\/a> \u200dwas $3.501 per gallon, with\u200b California having the\u200b highest average at $4.684. Meanwhile, Mississippi had the lowest at $2.992.\u200b Gas prices\u2064 vary significantly among states. In\u2063 Washington, D.C., the average price was $3.706, in Virginia it was $3.421,\u2062 and in Maryland \u200dit was $3.498. These prices fluctuate daily and \u200bare closely monitored\u200b by consumers \u200band politicians alike.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Gas prices: Relief at the pumps continued over the weekend<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1664186\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gas prices remain a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-continued-to-drop-over-the-weekend-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Gas prices continued to drop over the weekend - Washington Examiner\">vital topic heading<\/a> into the 2024 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>With President Joe Biden deciding not to seek reelection, the new Democratic nominee will have to address the country&rsquo;s high gas prices. While there has been a decrease at the pumps in recent weeks and months, today&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-fleet-of-irs-agents-will-target-middle-class-americans\/\" title=\"Ron DeSantis: Fleet of IRS Agents Will Target Middle Class Americans\">gas prices remain significantly higher<\/a> than when former President Donald Trump was in office.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the high prices, the cost of gas did slightly decrease over the weekend, as the average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.501 on Sunday, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to AAA<\/a>. This was a slight drop from Saturday&rsquo;s price of $3.504 per gallon. The average gas price was also less expensive on Sunday than last week when it cost $3.522 for a gallon of regular gas. It was, however, more costly than a month ago, when a gallon of regular gas cost $3.456.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/?state=CA\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">California<\/a> had the highest average price for a gallon of regular gas, at $4.684. This was ever so slightly higher than Hawaii, where the average price was $4.681. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mississippi\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mississippi<\/a> remained the state with the lowest average price for a gallon of regular gas, at $2.992.<\/p>\n<p>Gas prices vary significantly among states. To see how expensive gas is in each state,<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> click here<\/a>. Here are the gas prices for a gallon of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/larry-summers-democrat-stimulus-policy-is-overdoing-it\/\" title=\"Larry Summers: Democrat stimulus policy is \u2018overdoing it\u2019\">regular-grade gas<\/a> in and around Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"bdc07528-2e2b-416b-ba52-abf34cf63783\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"Gas Prices May 24\"><\/div>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(e,n,i,s){var d=\"InfogramEmbeds\";var o=e.getElementsByTagName(n)[0];if(window[d]&&window[d].initialized)window[d].process&&window[d].process();else if(!e.getElementById(i)){var r=e.createElement(n);r.async=1,r.id=i,r.src=s,o.parentNode.insertBefore(r,o)}}(document,\"script\",\"infogram-async\",\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\");<\/script> <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Washington, D.C.<\/h2>\n<p>On Sunday, the average price for a gallon of regular gas in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washington, D.C.,<\/a> was $3.706. That was a slight increase from the day before in the nation&rsquo;s capital, when gas was $3.70. A week ago, the average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.705 per gallon. A month ago, people in Washington, D.C. paid $3.656 per gallon.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Virginia<\/h2>\n<p>The average price for a gallon of regular-grade gas in Virginia on Sunday was $3.421. This was a decrease from Saturday&rsquo;s average price of $3.429 per gallon. Also, prices are less expensive now than a week ago, when regular-grade gas was $3.469 per gallon. A month ago in Virginia, a gallon of regular was $3.33. Last year, it was $3.418.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maryland<\/h2>\n<p>The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Maryland on Sunday was $3.498. It was a decrease from the day before when regular gas was $3.511 per gallon. A week ago, the price for regular gas was $3.584 per gallon. A month ago, people in Maryland paid $3.53 for a gallon of regular gas. However, prices in Maryland are less expensive than this time last year, when a gallon of regular gas cost Marylanders $3.576.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Delaware<\/h2>\n<p>The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Delaware on Sunday was $3.417, a decrease from Saturday&rsquo;s price of $3.436. Both prices represent a sizable drop from prices last week when it cost $3.513 for a gallon of regular gas. A month ago, people in the First State were paying $3.464 for a gallon of regular gas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pennsylvania<\/h2>\n<p>In Pennsylvania, the average price for a gallon of regular gas on Sunday was $3.647. This was a slight drop from Saturday&rsquo;s price of $3.652. It was also cheaper than from a week ago when gas was $3.682 in the Keystone State. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New York<\/h2>\n<p>Gas prices in New York were more than the national average, with an average price of $3.62 for a gallon of regular gas. This was a very small decrease compared to Saturday when gas was $3.621 per gallon. A week ago, the average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.628. A month ago, it cost $3.584 for a gallon of regular. <\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1664186\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1664186\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gas prices continue to be a significant issue as the 2024 presidential election approaches. Despite a slight decrease in prices over the weekend, they remain higher than during the previous administration. The average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.501 on Sunday, with California having the highest average price at $4.684 and Mississippi the lowest at $2.992. Prices vary among states, with Washington, D.C. at $3.706, Virginia at $3.421, Maryland at $3.498, Delaware at $3.417, Pennsylvania at $3.647, and New York at $3.62<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2304750,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gas-prices-11.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32544,11239,6665],"class_list":["post-2304749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-gas-prices","tag-low","tag-weekend"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gas-prices-11.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2304749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2304749"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2304749\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2304750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2304749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2304749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2304749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}