A senator is pressing the IRS to raise the mileage deduction that Uber drivers rely on to offset spiking gas prices

Senator Ruben Gallego asked for a higher per-mile deduction from the IRS in a Thursday letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. : Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Sen. Ruben Gallego is asking the IRS to increase the business deduction for driving a car. Gallego pointed to high gas prices after the US-Israel war with Iran. Uber and DoorDash drivers often use the deduction to defray their costs. Drivers for Uber and DoorDash need a higher tax deduction to deal with...