Sen. Raphael Warnock, Sen. James Lankford, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Sec. Scott Bessent, Steve Kornacki, Lanhee Chen, Hallie Jackson and Steve Ricchetti

The shock order followed Trump allowing Russia to export diesel to the U.S. earlier this month in a move to drop fuel prices ahead of the midterm elections, as his war with Iran continues to impact energy prices. Gas prices are sitting at a national average of just under $4.30 per gallon with the midterm elections weeks away.

EADaily, October 18th, 2026. Vladimir Zelensky said that he cannot be compared with Putin, and Trump is wrong. The head of the Kiev regime said this in an interview with the Meet the Press program on NBC.

Political analysts were astounded Sunday after NBC News' Kristen Welker uncorked a brutal takedown of a Trump administration official on "Meet the Press." Welker interviewed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about the current economic conditions ahead of the midterms.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended the White House’s track record on Russia during an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” rejecting suggestions that the administration is softening its stance toward Moscow or slowing down military aid to Ukraine.

President Trump’s decision to temporarily suspend sanctions on Russian diesel deliveries is actually putting more pressure on the Kremlin, Energy Secretary Chris Wright wildly claimed Sunday.

Ukraine launched one of its biggest drone attacks this year on Russia overnight on Saturday, hitting a key oil terminal in defiance of US President Donald Trump’s demand

NBC’s Kristen Welker asked Scott Bessent: When will the Trump administration “take responsibility for the economy?”

President Donald Trump suspended sweeping new sanctions against Russia passed by Congress, arguing in an executive order Friday that the move “is in the national interests of the United States.”