Trump's Actions Spark GOP Crisis Amid Voter Discontent
WHO:
CNN - Harry Enten, CNN data analyst
The Boston Globe - Senator Peter Welch, Democrat from Vermont
The Boston Globe - Senator Mike Rounds, Republican from South Dakota
The Boston Globe - Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican from Alaska
The Boston Globe - Senator Elizabeth Warren, Democrat from Massachusetts
The Boston Globe - Representative Troy Nehls, Republican from Texas
The Boston Globe - Representative Thomas Massie, Republican from Kentucky
Alternet - D. Earl Stephens, author and former Managing Editor of Stars and Stripes
WHAT:
CNN - 65 percent of Americans believe the Iran war is not worth the high gas prices.
The Boston Globe - Gas prices surged above $4 a gallon due to renewed military actions against Iran.
The Boston Globe - Trump imposed 50 percent tariffs on most Canadian imports.
The Boston Globe - Annual inflation is at a 3.5 percent rate, above the Federal Reserve’s preferred level.
The Boston Globe - 63 percent of adults blame the Iran war for high gas prices.
The Boston Globe - 42 percent believe gas prices are higher under Trump than they would be under a Democratic president.
The Boston Globe - A report indicated the average family paid about $1,745 in tariff costs from February 2025 to January 2026.
The Boston Globe - Republicans included $12 billion in aid to farmers in a partisan budget bill.
WHERE:
The Boston Globe - Strait of Hormuz, a crucial shipping route for oil.
The Boston Globe - Washington, D.C.
WHEN:
The Boston Globe - A bipartisan housing construction bill became law by default on July 11.
The Boston Globe - A Politico poll was released on a Wednesday.
The Boston Globe - The House passed a partisan budget bill on a Tuesday.
WHY:
CNN - High fuel costs are attributed to renewed bombing in the Middle East.
The Boston Globe - Trump’s military actions and tariffs are seen as contributing to rising inflation and costs for Americans.
HOW:
The Boston Globe - Trump’s administration is using tariffs as a strategy to support reindustrialization and protect American workers.
(UPDATED July 24, 2026 19:29 UTC)
A recent report shows that 65 percent of Americans believe the ongoing war in Iran is not worth the high gas prices, which have surged above $4 a gallon due to renewed military actions in the region. In Washington, D.C., Trump has imposed 50 percent tariffs on most Canadian imports, contributing to rising inflation, which currently stands at a 3.5 percent rate, and costing the average family about $1,745 in tariffs from February 2025 to January 2026. Meanwhile, 42 percent of adults feel that gas prices are higher under Trump than they would be under a Democratic president, and 63 percent blame the Iran war for these escalating fuel costs.