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Trump tries different approach with Russia to bring Americans relief amid ongoing war with Ukraine

Trump's Russian diesel deal faces bipartisan pushback as analysts question whether easing sanctions on Vladimir Putin will lower prices or aid peace.

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President Trump faces backlash over Russia sanctions reliefPresident Trump was in Kentucky on Saturday, rallying for midterm candidates just weeks before Election Day. The President is facing new criticism, including from some in his party, for ordering sanctions relief for Russia, even as it continues to strike Ukraine. NBC News’ Yamiche Alcindor reports.

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Lagarde Sends Message to Putin at IMF That War Harms ProsperityEuropean Central Bank President Christine Lagarde confronted Russia’s finance minister in Bangkok over the war in Ukraine, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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Vance Faces Tough Questions On Iran War, Immigration And More In CBS Town HallVice President JD Vance faced tough questions from voters about the Trump administration’s policies in a town hall on CBS News that aired Saturday night.

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House panel warns Singham-linked nonprofits: Comply with subpoenas or face CongressNeville Roy Singham and 20 others face potential depositions as the House Ways and Means Committee escalates its probe into nonprofit foreign funding.

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Republicans warn that Pentagon funds will hinge on Trump getting tougher with RussiaA growing chorus of House Republicans is warning President Trump that they’re ready to block additional Pentagon funding unless the administration gets tougher on Russia. Behind Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the administration is pushing Republicans on Capitol Hill to approve at least $350 billion in new military spending as part of a partisan…

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Trump tells Axios why he endorsed Netanyahu's reelectionPresident Trump endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, just nine days before Israel's Oct. 27 elections. Why it matters: Trump's decision to weigh in nine days ahead of the election could give Netanyahu a boost at a critical moment in the Israeli leader's fight for political survival, with most polls showing his coalition falling…

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Wright calls Trump's diesel deal a peace incentive. Rubio says Russia would sell anyway.President Trump's top aides offered sharply different explanations this weekend of his Russian diesel deal amid a barrage of bipartisan criticism calling the move a gift to Russia. Why it matters: Oil , gas and petroleum products help finance Russia's war on Ukraine, and Trump's moves are bringing rifts within the GOP just ahead of midterm elections.…

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Ukraine, Sudan immigrants to retain deportation protections for nowThe TPS protections of tens of thousands of Ukrainians and hundreds of Sudanese immigrants were officially slated to terminate on Monday.

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Pro-Israel leader warns Democrats failing to condemn ‘vicious Jew haters’ in CongressDemocratic Sen.-nominee Abdul El-Sayed's refusal to call Iran a bigger threat than Israel at a Michigan Senate debate alarmed ZOA's Morton Klein.

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Zelensky says 'of course' Ukraine trusts the US, hopes Trump will 'change his decisions'Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said "of course" his country trusts the U.S. but hopes President Trump will "change his decisions" after greenlighting a diesel deal with Russia. "Of course we trust America," he told "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker on NBC News. "We trust bipartisan support and we trust President of the...

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