US gas prices climb above Biden-era levels at $4.27 while Trump's energy secretary Chris Wright insists relief is near

EPA chief Lee Zeldin, speaking in Lubbock, Texas, unveiled a proposal to overhaul Biden-era oil and gas rules, saying it would save Americans $45 billion and release 210 million additional barrels of oil. A poll showed that 73% of voters take a negative view of Trump's management of gas prices ahead of the midterms. Diesel has surpassed $6 per gallon, a record high. Wright attributed the elevated costs to the ongoing Iran conflict.