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Trump supporters confronted with painful gas prices deliver striking response: ‘I'll take that any day’

Trump rally attendees in North Carolina say rising gas prices are worth it if the Iran war stops a nuclear weapon from threatening future generations.

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On-on-one with Senate candidate Ashley Hinson in IowaWith less than two weeks to go until Election Day, Iowa Republican Senate candidate Ashley Hinson tells Tom Llamas she’s fighting to bring energy prices down. It comes amid the Iran war and after she appealed to voters to “help give us a little gas money for our bus” a week earlier. Tom also interviews her opponent Josh Turek tonight on Nightly News.

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U.S. to Tap Heating Oil Reserves Ahead of Midterm ElectionsThe Trump administration will release 315,000 barrels of heating oil, but analysts say the amount is too small to make much of a difference.

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