Trump strikes deal with Putin to get diesel in sharp reversal of US policy weeks before midterms
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he has struck a deal to obtain diesel from Russia, a stunning reversal of years of U. S. pressure on Moscow over its war with Ukraine and an attempt to address high fuel prices ahead of the U. S. midterm elections. Trump said on social media on Friday that he struck the deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call in which he was expected to discuss a suspected case of plague in Russia. Instead, Trump announced that Russia will more...
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Thu, 08 Oct 2026
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- Trump wants Talarico and Paxton to debate. Talarico couldnt be happier
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- Rubio says US pressure on NATO allies to boost defense spending is not hostile
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- Most Americans think artificial intelligence is developing too fast, a new AP-NORC poll finds
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- FDA says its safety review of abortion pill will continue into next year
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- Two lawsuits challenge Trumps taxpayer-funded ads, alleging they violate propaganda law
- Trump interrupted by protesters as he fights to rally Texas voters behind Paxton in US Senate race
Wed, 07 Oct 2026
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- Trumps $90 Medicare rebate rolls out, but millions arent eligible. Critics see a political stunt
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- Senators push the Trump administration to act swiftly on Russian sanctions to help Ukraine
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- Families of some US troops killed in the Iran wars deadliest strike absent from White House event
- In first Maine Senate debate, Collins seeks to distance herself from Trump
Tue, 06 Oct 2026
- Trump says he has call scheduled with Putin to discuss possible case of pneumonic plague in Russia
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- Trump highlights a big new defense project in Maryland, a blue state whose governor didnt attend
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- Trump criticizes election officials in Arizonas Maricopa County over error affecting 3,000 ballots
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Mon, 05 Oct 2026
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- Supreme Court weighs local governments climate change lawsuits against oil and gas companies
- Former press secretary Karoline Leavitt lands her next gig: Fox News contributor
- Obama is to appear with El-Sayed in Detroit as the ex-president gets more involved in the midterms
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- Supreme Court rejects Roy Moores push to restore $8.2M defamation verdict
- Supreme Court rejects appeal over Michigan schools ban on Lets Go Brandon sweatshirts
- Top crypto group to pour millions into bipartisan slate of House races after key legislation stalls
- Ohio Democrats path to the governors office runs through rural areas that had turned against them
- Troy Jackson is scrambling to defeat Maine Sen. Susan Collins. Time is not on his side
- Trumps immigration crackdown divides rural voters as midterms approach, AP-KFF poll finds
- A new Supreme Court term begins with cases on climate change, immigration and gun rights
- Lao man deported by the US to Eswatini is released after more than a year in prison
- Jeffries says House Democrats reaching to flip Trump districts in attempt to repeat their 2018 sweep
Sun, 04 Oct 2026
- US Air Force removes all bombers from British air base targeted by a suspected terror attack
- Trump names national intelligence director Jay Clayton to lead a new federal AI task force
- Brazil presidential vote pits Trump ally against Lula, who is seeking fourth nonconsecutive term
- A replica Oval Office near the White House just got a new Trump makeover. Gold flourishes abound
- Despair over future fuels political anxiety for college students on the cusp of adulthood
- A Black community in Louisiana faces a future without a champion in Congress after redistricting
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Sat, 03 Oct 2026
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- Trump announces $90 payments for seniors on Medicare ahead of midterm elections for premium costs
- Voters favor Democrats on key issues but lack faith in either party to solve problems: AP-NORC poll
- The Supreme Court will hear a major climate change case involving a devastating Colorado wildfire
- How the Smithsonian is using AI to connect artifacts from the American Revolution
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- Trump stumps for candidates in deep red Alabama and says hell be back again next week
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