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President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass a federal gas tax holiday. Would it make much of an impact?

Energy analysts estimate that pausing the 18.4-cent federal tax per gallon of gasoline for a 3-month period would save drivers between 9 cents and 15 cents per gallon. It would cost the government roughly $10 billion, which would likely come from the Highway Trust Fund. Some

Reports across the spectrum are warning of potential holiday goods shortages as producers struggle to meet consumer demand amid supply chain backlogs. Roughly 200,000 shipping containers are stuck on cargo ships waiting off the coast of Los Angeles, and a record number of cargo vessels —over 100 — are currently anchored outside the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Facing a national truck

On Tuesday, the Senate unanimously approved a bill that would make June 19, or Juneteenth, a federal holiday. Though President Abraham Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation years prior in 1862, June 19, 1865 marks the anniversary of when the final enslaved people in Texas learned of their freedom. The recognition of Juneteenth as a national holiday comes amid a larger national