Edition No. 120 · Tue 20 Oct 2026 · Story 1 of 48

Home heating oil is a sleeper campaign issue across cold-weather battlegrounds

The Washington Post

Heating oil above $6 a gallon, up more than 70% in a year, could tilt close Senate races in Maine, New Hampshire, Alaska and Montana as the administration again proposes ending heating aid.

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