Trump Says U.S. To Get Diesel From Russia, Relaxing Pressure On Moscow To Ease Prices Before Midterms

Trump says the U.S. will obtain diesel from Russia, relaxing years of U.S. pressure on Moscow to combat prices ahead of midterms.


https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-putin-diesel_n_6ac95813e4b0942a61414e37?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Jon Ossoff Calls Out Mike Collins Over Social Media Posts, White Nationalist Ties

The Georgia senator pointedly confronted the Republican lawmaker in a heated debate on Thursday.


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Trump fumes over Nobel peace prize snub and criticizes Norway

President complains about not winning prize in year he started war with Iran and says: ‘We will not forget, Norway’

Donald Trump complained Friday about not winning the Nobel peace prize for 2026, a year in which he started a war with Iran.

At what was supposed to be a rally for other Republican candidates in Syracuse, New York, the US president devoted a long portion of his speech airing his grievances with the Nobel committee. Continue reading...


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/09/trump-nobel-peace-prize?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

US midterms: key takeaways from Senate debates in Michigan, Georgia and Maine

Candidates traded personal attacks and clashed over a range of issues in closely watched US Senate debates on Thursday, with control of Congress at stake

With just weeks left in the contentious midterm election campaign, candidates in a trio of highly-competitive Senate races debated Thursday night, clashing over the economy, tariffs, the Iran war and abortion rights, with control of the upper chamber at stake.

In Georgia, incumbent Democratic senator Jon Ossoff faced GOP representative Mike Collins. In Michigan, Democrat Abdul Al-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers debated over the state’s open Senate seat. And in Maine, longtime senator Susan Collins met Democratic challenger Troy Jackson. Democrats need to flip four Republican-held Senate seats to win the majority. Continue reading...


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/09/us-midterms-michigan-georgia-maine-senate-debate-key-takeaways?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger