Daniel Kurtzleben

Suspending the gas tax would require an act of Congress.

Currently, the tax is 18.3 cents per gallon of gas and 24.3 cents on diesel.

The potential suspension is an acknowledgment from the White House of the toll that high gas prices have taken on American consumers.

The latest NPR-PBS News Marist poll found that 8 in 10 Americans say gas prices are straining their budgets and that 63 percent say those price increases are Trump's fault.

Regular gasoline cost just under $3 per gallon before the U.S.

bombed Iran.

Now it costs 50 percent more at $4.52, according to AAA.

Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House.

A White House official today told NPR that Allen's brother, shortly before last night's shooting, notified law enforcement about a piece of writing Allen had composed and sent to his family members.

NPR has not independently read or verified that writing.

But the White House official also said that Allen's sister had told law enforcement that Allen at times, quote, referenced a plan to do something to fix the issues with today's world.

And again, that's in the words of the White House official.

In an afternoon social media post, Trump framed the war in Iran, now in its eighth week, as short compared to the U.S.

's years-long involvements in past conflicts, including World Wars I and II, as well as the wars in Vietnam and Iraq.

In a post shortly thereafter, he wrote, quote, I'm winning a war by a lot and criticized multiple news outlets for reporting otherwise.

President Trump tells Bloomberg that the ceasefire announced nearly two weeks ago expires Wednesday evening.

A U.S.

delegation plans to travel to Islamabad soon for further peace talks, according to an official familiar with the plans.

Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House.

Trump said the order directs the FDA to expedite the review of certain drugs like psilocybin and ibogaine.