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Published Date: July 03, 2026

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DOJ Urges States to Enforce Fuel Price-Gouging Laws

The Trump administration is taking its campaign against high gasoline prices to the states, and it’s doing it formally.

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The Trump administration is taking its campaign against high gasoline prices to the states, and it’s doing it formally. A little more than a week after President Donald Trump ordered the Justice Department to investigate possible price gouging at the pump, federal antitrust regulators have formally asked state attorneys general to join the effort, warning that oil market volatility is no excuse for anticompetitive behavior. In a letter sent Friday seen by CBS News, the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission said they are actively…

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