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Trump’s Russia deal draws GOP heat as midterm picture for Republicans gets bleak: Live discussion

President Trump’s decision to allow Russia to export diesel fuel to the U.S. and international markets has drawn bipartisan fury from lawmakers angered it could help Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war with Ukraine. Join The Hill’s Editor-in-Chief Ian Swanson, campaign reporter Caroline Vakil and senior editor Colin Meyn for a live discussion and Q&A on…

· 140 words· updated October 12, 2026 at 10:29 AM
President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

President Trump’s decision to allow Russia to export diesel fuel to the U.S. and international markets has drawn bipartisan fury from lawmakers angered it could help Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war with Ukraine.

Join The Hill’s Editor-in-Chief Ian Swanson , campaign reporter Caroline Vakil and senior editor Colin Meyn for a live discussion and Q&A on the latest in the midterms, Trump’s efforts to import Russian diesel, the president’s blaming of Ukraine for higher fuel prices, U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle’s controversy , Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plans for livestreaming an execution and much more.

The discussion and Q&A are scheduled to begin at noon EDT. Watch above.

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Monday, October 12, 2026

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