How rising gas prices could shake up the midterms

After nearly 100 days of declining prices at the pump, domestic gas prices are rising due to refinery outages and damage from Hurricane Ian. And that trend might continue because of OPEC’s decision to cut oil production starting in November. POLITICO’s Josh Siegel breaks down how a potential rise in gas prices could impact the political strategy for Democrats and Republicans heading into the midterm elections. Plus, the Environmental Protection Agency is expected to include EV charging under its upcoming RFS proposal.   Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO.  Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.  Raghu Manavalan is a senior editor for POLITICO audio. Jenny Ament is the executive producer of POLITICO’s audio department.