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Poll: Trump blamed for gas prices as Democrats gain midterm edge

Poll: Trump blamed for gas prices as Democrats gain midterm edge ![A gas pump stands at a station in Manhattan on April 21 in New York City. Most Americans say that high

Republicans' youth voter problem

Trump shoulders most of the blame among respondents, with 41 percent who rate the economy negatively naming him as the top culprit, plus 9 percent who select congressional Republicans. But it’s not just

Democrats gain midterm edge, NPR poll shows. And, U.S. pauses 'Project Freedom'

blames the president, according to the [latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/06/nx-s1-5810555/trump-iran-gas-prices-midterms-polling). The poll found that President Trump faces his lowest popularity ever and is experiencing major declines with key demographics since being sworn

Trump government extends Jones Act waiver by 90 days to dampen oil prices

high prices while reducing transport costs”, the research and policy think tank said. White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers confirmed on Friday that Trump had issued the extension. “This waiver extension provides both certainty and stability

Two weeks that pushed Trump to the edge. Is his presidency unravelling?

blame him for the recent rise in gas prices. [Elaine Kamarck](https://www.brookings.edu/people/elaine-kamarck/), a former official in the Bill Clinton White House, said: “He’s in the most serious trouble he’s been