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News Wrap: Trump announces diesel deal with Russia

In our news wrap Friday, Trump says he struck a deal with Russia for millions of tons of diesel in a bid to lower U.S. energy prices, Katie Zacharia will replace Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary, the Pentagon's plans to livestream an execution has drawn strong reactions, Trump launched a new effort to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook, and NFL…

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