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Chuck Grassley

Chuck Grassley

United States Senator from Iowa since 1981

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  • Oct 1

    Senator Marsha Blackburn blocks Donald Trump's judicial pick Samuel Adkisson in Tennessee

    Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn declined to submit a blue slip for White House lawyer Samuel Adkisson, halting his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

  • Oct 1

    Trump weighs US diesel export ban as fuel prices top $6.50 per gallon

    President Donald Trump held emergency consultations on curbing American diesel exports to lower domestic fuel costs, facing pushback from oil producers and foreign allies.

  • Sep 22

    US weighs voluntary limits on diesel exports as pump prices hit $6.52

    Energy Secretary Chris Wright contacted American refiners to discuss voluntary export reductions after diesel climbed to $6.52 a gallon ahead of the November midterms.

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  • Sep 22

    Republican Senator John Curtis urges subpoena of Donald Trump Jr. over oligarch-funded wedding

    Utah Senator John Curtis called on the Senate Judiciary Committee to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden over business dealings and foreign payments connected to a Bahamas wedding.

  • Jun 2

    Trump backs off $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund after GOP rebellion and court order

    President Trump is reconsidering a controversial $1.776 billion fund to compensate his allies after facing fierce opposition from his own party and a federal court order temporarily halting the program.

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Brussels promises Ukraine a winter shield

EU leaders pledge winter lifeline to Zelensky in Brussels

European leaders welcomed Volodymyr Zelensky in Brussels and pledged a winter package for Ukraine covering energy, air defence and financing. Ursula von der Leyen said the EU is working on a 22nd sanctions package and would not lift sanctions until Russia stops the war.

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  • US-Russia diesel deal dispute

    Trump's waiver follows a deal he struck with Putin for Russian diesel deliveries to the US a week earlier, according to NRC.

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The Middle East after Gaza

New US sanctions on 26 targets and further Hormuz and Yemen incidents, but no change in the strike halt or talks.

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