US president blames attacks for driving up fuel prices before midterms, though analysts say his Iran war is main cause

US President Donald Trump says the war between Russia and Ukraine, including strikes on Russian oil refineries, has had a greater impact on the diesel fuel market than the conflict in the Middle East.

But Trump has not implemented the new financial penalties, and The Atlantic’s Simon Shuster reports today that the administration is considering loosening sanctions in exchange for Russia releasing political prisoners — which would fly in the face of Congress. “I’ll certainly back up Chairman Wicker,” Rep. JOE WILSON (R-S.C.) told your anchor.

President Vladimir Putin almost certainly wishes that President Donald Trump had not invited him to attend the Group of 20 summit in December. The Russian leader has good reasons to avoid Miami. That said,

The newspaper’s conservative editorial board warned exactly how the G-20 meeting may play out if the Russian president does indeed attend.

Surely, our president will face consequences for this insanity.

President Donald Trump said Friday that his son Donald Trump Jr. has paid back a Russian oligarch with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin who the Trumps have confirmed hosted two nights of parties after Trump Jr.'s wedding.

Senators John Curtis, Lisa Murkowski and Thom Tillis are among the Republicans crticizing Trump Jr. over the wedding gift.

“Richard Nixon was absolutely couped out of office and was framed,” Rep. Riley Moore said of the president best known for the Watergate scandal.

The two-day post-wedding celebrations in the Bahamas were financed by Umar Kremlev, a businessman with ties to Russian President Putin.

Infrastructure ⁠was damaged in Odesa, which Russia ⁠attacks frequently as it tries to prevent ⁠Ukraine from earning export revenue, Serhiy Lysak, the head of the city's administration, said on ⁠Telegram,