{"id":2365951,"date":"2024-11-08T06:29:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T11:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-decrease-at-the-pumps-heading-into-the-weekend-after-the-election-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-08T06:30:31","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T11:30:31","slug":"gas-prices-decrease-at-the-pumps-heading-into-the-weekend-after-the-election-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-decrease-at-the-pumps-heading-into-the-weekend-after-the-election-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices: Decrease at the pumps heading into the weekend after the election &#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\">32<\/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-heading-into-the-weekend-after-the-election-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=2365951&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 across the United States saw a decrease heading into the weekend, with the national average for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-decrease-at-the-pumps-to-the-end-the-holiday-weekend-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Gas Prices: Decrease at the pumps to the end the holiday weekend - Washington Examiner\">regular gas dropping<\/a> to \u2063$3.099 per gallon, down from $3.122 a week earlier. This marks a continued \u200cdownward trend, as prices\u200b were $3.181 a month \u2062ago and \u2063significantly \u200bhigher at $3.405 a year ago. The \u200bfluctuation in gas prices has been a significant issue \u2063during President Biden&#8217;s administration, with prices having a tendency to \u2063rise and fall. Although\u200c recent decreases are noted,\u2064 current prices still exceed those from the end\u200c of former President Trump\u2019s first term. In \u2063Washington, D.C., <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">gas prices remained stable<\/a> at $3.274 per gallon, a \u200cslight \u200bincrease\u200c from earlier in the week. The article provides links for \u2063readers to check gas prices in \u200cdifferent states.  <\/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 heading into the weekend after the election<\/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_1876437\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gas-prices\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gas prices<\/a> across the nation dropped on Friday, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-average-gas-price-surges-to-highest-level-since-obama-era\/\" title=\"National Average Gas Price Surges To Highest Level Since Obama Era\">national average price<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-a-slight-decrease-at-the-pumps-to-end-the-weekend-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Gas prices: A slight decrease at the pumps to end the weekend - Washington Examiner\">regular gas falling<\/a> to $3.099 per gallon. After several days of increases at the pumps, Friday&rsquo;s price was a larger than 2-cent decrease from a week ago, when a gallon of regular gas was $3.122.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Overall, gas prices have trended downward in recent weeks and months. A month ago, the national average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.181, and a year ago, it was $3.405. The price of gas was an important topic in the country&rsquo;s political discourse as President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a> was burdened with high gas prices during most of his term. Earlier this year, gas prices began to fall. Yet, despite this string of decreases at the pumps, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-more-decreases-at-the-pumps-to-begin-the-work-wee-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Gas prices: More decreases at the pumps to begin the work wee - Washington Examiner\">gas prices remain higher today<\/a> than during the last months and days of President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s first term.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, gas prices continue to fluctuate across the nation. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here<\/a> to see the cost of gas in different states. 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\">Washington, D.C.<\/h2>\n<p>Gas prices remained steady in Washington, D.C., on Friday with the average price for a gallon of regular gas remaining at $3.274. It&rsquo;s a slight increase from last week&rsquo;s price, when a gallon of regular gas was $3.269. A month ago, the average price for a gallon of gas in the nation&rsquo;s capital was slightly more expensive than today, when residents paid $3.319 per gallon.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maryland<\/h2>\n<p>The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Maryland decreased slightly on Friday, falling to $3.047 from Thursday&rsquo;s cost of $3.054. Prices have been trending downward in the state for a couple weeks now. Friday&rsquo;s price is cheaper than what gas was a week ago it was $3.069 per gallon. A month ago in the state, residents paid $3.239 for a gallon of regular gas. <\/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>Gas prices in Delaware continued its downward trend, falling to $2.952 on Friday, a slight decrease from Thursday&rsquo;s price of $2.96 per gallon. A week ago, a gallon of regular gas in the state cost $2.971. This, along with the current prices, are much less expensive than the price of gas a month ago, when it was $3.211. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Virginia<\/h2>\n<p>Gas prices in Virginia fell to under $3 per gallon on Friday, coming in at $2.996. Gas prices in the state have been slowly trending downward for weeks. A week ago, regular gas in Virginia was $3.024 per gallon. A month ago, it cost $3.066 for a gallon of regular gas in Virginia. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/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(){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_1876437\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1876437\"}});<\/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<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gas prices drop to $3.099 per gallon ahead of the weekend<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2365952,"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_gas-pumps_jk4.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[9168,34069,32544,32076,41298],"class_list":["post-2365951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-economy","tag-election-news","tag-gas-prices","tag-washington-examiner","tag-weekend-update"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/gas-prices_gas-pumps_jk4.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365951","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=2365951"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2365955,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365951\/revisions\/2365955"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2365952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2365951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2365951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2365951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}