{"id":2345135,"date":"2024-09-24T06:52:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T10:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-remain-steady-over-the-last-week-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-24T06:53:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T10:53:21","slug":"gas-prices-remain-steady-over-the-last-week-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-remain-steady-over-the-last-week-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices: Remain steady over the last week &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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-remain-steady-over-the-last-week-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=2345135&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>The article\u2062 discusses the recent stability in gas prices, which have remained steady at $3.208 per gallon for the past several days, a price consistent with the previous week. This can \u200bbe \u2062seen as a pause in a trend of decreasing prices, as the average cost was noticeably lower than a month ago, when \u200bit was $3.374, and even lower than last\u200c year&#8217;s average\u2062 of $3.851.<\/p>\n<p>Gas prices are anticipated to be a significant concern leading into the 2024 presidential election. Former President Trump has recently highlighted this issue in \u200bmarketing campaigns, especially as current President Biden has opted not to run again. The Democratic nominee,\u200d Vice President Kamala Harris, will need to articulate her plans for addressing\u200d gas\u2064 prices and their broader implications for the economy and American households.<\/p>\n<p>Despite some recent declines in price, fluctuations in gas costs have been a consistent theme throughout the year, with regional variations also \u200dnotable. The article includes a comparison of \u200dprices across\u2064 various states and regions, emphasizing the ongoing debate around gas prices and their political ramifications.  <\/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: Remain steady over the last week<\/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_1767112\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The recent trend of falling <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gas-prices\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gas prices<\/a> halted for a couple of days as the national average for a gallon of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-are-stable-at-the-beginning-of-the-week-washington-examiner-3\/\" title=\"Gas prices are stable at the beginning of the week - Washington Examiner\">gas remained steady<\/a> on Sunday and Monday at $3.208. Incidentally, this was the same price as a week ago, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to AAA<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Monday&rsquo;s price for a gallon of gas comes after weeks of decreasing prices at the pumps. The current cost of a gallon of regular gas is much cheaper than a month ago when it was $3.374. It&rsquo;s also significantly more affordable than this time last year when the national average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.851.<\/p>\n<div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"bdc07528-2e2b-416b-ba52-abf34cf63783\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"Gas Prices\"><\/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<p>Gas prices remain a vital topic heading into the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\"> 2024 presidential election<\/a>. A recent commercial by former President Donald Trump focused on high gas prices throughout the country. With President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\"> Joe Biden<\/a> deciding not to seek reelection, Vice President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\"> Kamala Harris<\/a>, now the Democratic presidential nominee, has to indicate how she will address the country&rsquo;s gas prices and energy costs and how both affect the economy and people&rsquo;s finances.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the recent trend of decreases, gas prices have fluctuated throughout the year and vary significantly among states. Overall, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-brace-for-most-expensive-thanksgiving-gas-prices-ever\/\" title=\"Americans Brace for Most Expensive Thanksgiving Gas Prices Ever\">gas prices remain higher<\/a> than when Trump was in office. <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to see the cost of gas in different states throughout the country. Read below to see the 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 Washington, D.C., and the Delmarva region.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Virginia<\/h2>\n<p>The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Virginia finally crossed the under $3 threshold on Monday, with a price of $2.983. This was less expensive than a week ago when the price was $3.044. Monday&rsquo;s price is also cheaper than a month ago, when regular gas in Virginia was costing drivers $3.249 per gallon.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maryland<\/h2>\n<p>The price for a gallon of regular gas in Maryland on Monday was $3.068. This was a slight decrease from the weekend when it cost $3.07 on Sunday. Gas prices in Maryland are less expensive than a week ago when a gallon of regular gas was $3.084. And because of the weeks of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/granholm-infrastructure-bill-all-about-not-having-to-rely-on-the-volatility-of-fossil-fuels\/\" title=\"Granholm: Infrastructure Bill &#039;All About&#039; Not Having &#039;to Rely on the Volatility of Fossil Fuels&#039;\">decreasing gas prices<\/a> in the country, the cost of gas is much more affordable than from a month ago, when the price was $3.303.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Delaware<\/h2>\n<p>The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Delaware on Monday was $2.982. This was a drop from yesterday when it cost people in the state $2.983 per gallon. A week ago, gas was $2.987. A month ago in Delaware, gas was $3.214.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Washington, D.C.<\/h2>\n<p>The average price for a gallon of regular gas in D.C. on Monday was $3.344. This is more expensive than the national average price of $3.208. A week ago, gas in the nation&rsquo;s capital cost commuters $3.426. A month ago in Washington, D.C. a gallon of regular gas was $3.631.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1767112\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1767112\"}});<\/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: Stable Over the Past Week<\/p>\n<p>The recent decline in gas prices paused for a few days, with the national average for a gallon of gas holding steady at $3.208 on Sunday and Monday, which is unchanged from the previous week, as reported by AAA. This price follows several weeks of decreasing costs at the pump. Currently, a gallon of regular gas is significantly cheaper than it was a month ago when it averaged $3.374 and also lower than last year\u2019s average of $3.851.<\/p>\n<p>As we approach the 2024 presidential election, gas prices remain an important issue. A recent advertisement by former President Donald Trump highlighted high fuel costs across the nation. With President Joe Biden opting not to run for reelection, Vice President Kamala Harris\u2014now the Democratic nominee\u2014must outline her plans to tackle rising gas prices and energy expenses and their impact on both the economy and household finances.<\/p>\n<p>Despite recent decreases in prices, fluctuations have been common throughout this year, with significant variations between states. Overall, current gas prices are higher compared to when Trump was in office.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a look at regular-grade gas prices in various regions:<\/p>\n<p>**Virginia:** The average price per gallon dropped below $3 on Monday to $2.983, down from $3.044 last week and lower than $3.249 a month ago.<\/p>\n<p>**Maryland:** On Monday, regular gas cost an average of $3.068 per gallon\u2014a slight decrease from Sunday\u2019s price of $3.07\u2014and down from last week&#8217;s average of $3.084 as well as significantly cheaper than last month&#8217;s price of $3.303.<\/p>\n<p>**Delaware:** The average cost for a gallon fell slightly to $2.982 on Monday from yesterday&#8217;s price of $2.983; this is also lower than last week&#8217;s figure of $2.987 and much less than last month&#8217;s rate of $3.214.<\/p>\n<p>**Washington D.C.:** In contrast to national trends, D.C.&#8217;s average price stood at $3.344 per gallon on Monday\u2014higher than both the national average ($3 .208) and its own previous week\u2019s rate ($3 .426). A month ago in D.C., gasoline was priced at approximately$  63 .631 per gallon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2345136,"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\/09\/Gas_Prices_ww6.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[41577,32544,41575,32076,41576],"class_list":["post-2345135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fuel-market","tag-gas-prices","tag-steady-prices","tag-washington-examiner","tag-weekly-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gas_Prices_ww6.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345135","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=2345135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345135\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2345136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2345135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2345135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2345135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}