{"id":2359423,"date":"2024-10-25T07:37:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T11:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-decrease-at-the-pumps-continue-heading-into-the-weekend-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-25T07:37:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T11:37:53","slug":"gas-prices-decrease-at-the-pumps-continue-heading-into-the-weekend-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-decrease-at-the-pumps-continue-heading-into-the-weekend-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices: Decrease at the pumps continue heading into 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\">28<\/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-decrease-at-the-pumps-continue-heading-into-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=2359423&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 in the United States have continued to \u2064decrease, with the average cost for a gallon of regular \u200dgas falling to $3.144 as of \u2062Friday, down \u2064from $3.15 the previous day. This \u2062decline follows a decrease\u200d from $3.191 just a week prior and $3.213 a month ago,\u2064 indicating \u2063a downward trend \u2063in prices.<\/p>\n<p>The issue of gas\u2062 prices is becoming increasingly significant \u200cas the country approaches \u2064the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-rand-paul-offers-dr-rachel-levine-as-example-of-radical-agenda-riding-bidens-coattails\/\" title=\"Sen. Rand Paul Offers Dr. Rachel Levine As Example Of Radical Agenda Riding Biden\u2019s Coattails\">upcoming presidential election<\/a>. With President Joe Biden opting\u200b out of reelection, Vice President Kamala Harris, the \u200dpresumptive \u200dDemocratic nominee, is\u2064 expected to address\u200b concerns about gas\u200b prices and their \u200dimpact\u200d on the\u2064 economy\u2062 and finances of Americans.\u200b Current prices are higher than during the Trump\u2062 administration.<\/p>\n<p>In \u200cregional trends, Delaware saw a drop to an average of $3.044 per \u2064gallon from\u2063 $3.057, while Maryland&#8217;s average decreased\u200b to $3.131\u2063 from $3.139. Virginia&#8217;s gas\u2063 price also slightly fell to $3.055 from $3.057. \u2062the trend suggests \u200cthat although prices are lower \u200dthan they were \u2063recently, they <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">remain elevated compared<\/a> to earlier periods.  <\/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: Decrease at the pumps continue heading into 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_1845024\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gas-prices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Gas prices<\/a> continued to fall across the country on Friday, with the average cost of a gallon of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-decreases-at-the-pumps-continue-into-the-work-week-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Gas prices: Decreases at the pumps continue into the work week - Washington Examiner\">regular gas decreasing<\/a> to $3.144. On Thursday, the price was $3.15.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Both prices are lower than a week ago when regular gas was $3.191 per gallon. Gas prices are also less expensive than a month ago when a gallon of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-picture-show-how-low-gas-prices-were-the-day-biden-took-office\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Picture Show How Low Gas Prices Were The Day Biden Took Office?\">regular gas cost<\/a> the nation&rsquo;s drivers $3.213 per gallon.<\/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>&rdquo;    <\/p>\n<p>The price of gas is a crucial topic heading into next month&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">presidential election<\/a>. With President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Joe Biden<\/a> deciding not to seek reelection, Vice President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> 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. Gas prices remain higher than when former President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Donald Trump<\/a> was in office.<a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here<\/a> to see the cost of gas in different states throughout the country. Read below to see the average prices for a gallon of regular gas in and around Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Delaware<\/h2>\n<p>Gas prices in Delaware followed the national trend. The average cost for a gallon of regular gas in the state on Friday was $3.044, down from Thursday&rsquo;s price of $3.057. This was cheaper than a week ago, when a gallon of regular gas cost Delaware residents $3.092. However, gas prices were less expensive a month ago in the First State, when a gallon of regular gas was $2.973.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maryland<\/h2>\n<p>The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Maryland also decreased on Friday. The new total is $3.131, a drop from Thursday&rsquo;s price of $3.139. Like Delaware, both prices in Maryland are less expensive than from a week ago, when gas in the state was $3.173. Prices are actually more expensive, however, than a month ago, when regular gas was $3.075 per gallon.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Virginia<\/h2>\n<p>The average price for a gallon of regular gas in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Virginia<\/a> fell on Friday to $3.055. On Thursday, it was only marginally higher, at $3.057 per gallon. Both prices are less expensive than a week ago, when regular gas was $3.103 per gallon. However, the current average price is more expensive than a month ago, when regular gas was $3.012 per gallon.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Washington, D.C.<\/h2>\n<p>Gas prices also decreased in Washington, D.C. on Friday, with an average price for a gallon of regular gas coming in at $3.283. This was a slight drop from Thursday&rsquo;s price of $3.286. A week ago, gas in the nation&rsquo;s capital was $3.292 per gallon; a month ago it was $3.323.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Texas<\/h2>\n<p>Texas ends the week as the state with the least expensive gas prices in the nation. A gallon of regular gas in Texas now costs $2.695, a slight drop from Thursday, when the price was $2.712. A week ago, gas in the Lone Star State cost $2.789, which was ever-so-slightly more expensive than gas prices from a month ago, when a gallon of regular gas was $2.782.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">California<\/h2>\n<p>California again ends the week as the state with the most expensive gas prices in the nation. A gallon of regular gas on Friday cost people in the Golden State $4.604. Despite the high prices, gas costs in the state are decreasing as a week ago, the price was $4.653. A month ago, gas was $4.725.<\/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_1845024\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1845024\"}});<\/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 keep dropping as the weekend approaches, averaging $3.144 per gallon on Friday, down from $3.15 on Thursday and $3.191 last week<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2359424,"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\/08\/gas-prices-bbh44.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[43703,37863,32544,43704],"class_list":["post-2359423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-energy-economy","tag-fuel-trends","tag-gas-prices","tag-weekend-travel"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/gas-prices-bbh44.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359423","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=2359423"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359423\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2359424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2359423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2359423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2359423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}