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Week in Politics: Trump's Russian diesel deal update; why the DOJ is suing California

NPR | By Scott Simon,

Ron Elving

Published October 17, 2026 at 7:43 AM EDT

We look at where things are in the deal President Trump says he made to import Russian diesel, plus the reason why the Justice Department is suing California.

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Scott Simon

Scott Simon is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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Ron Elving

Ron Elving is Senior Editor and Correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR News, where he is frequently heard as a news analyst and writes regularly for NPR.org.

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