Rising US fuel prices risk sparking domestic wildfire for Trump

"That is a sizeable jump," he told AFP, pointing to a neon sign showing $3.27 for a gallon of regular gasoline. Robinson is among US consumers feeling the sting of a cost surge sparked by the US-Israel war on Iran, which sent oil prices soaring as Tehran effectively blocked the Strait of Hormuz after being attacked. But the price hike comes at a politically sensitive time for President Donald Trump as midterm elections approach, hitting voters hard. Expensive gasoline could also prompt the independent...