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Surging diesel prices loom over Republicans in Iowa's midterm races

It's been more than a decade since Iowa has had a Democratic governor or senator. But this year, with the incumbents retiring, both races are competitive. As Peter Tubbs at Iowa PBS reports, record-high diesel prices have hit the state's agriculture industry particularly hard and could influence the midterm elections.

The Kremlin says a first tanker of Russian diesel sets sail for the U.S. despite Ukraine's protests

23 October 2026 at 16:52
A first tanker carrying Russian diesel to the United States under a new import agreement has set sail, the Kremlin said Friday, two weeks after President Donald Trump said he struck a deal with President Vladimir Putin despite Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall in debate blames Ukraine war, not Iran war, for high diesel prices

22 October 2026 at 23:03
The answer, delivered during a debate with Democratic challenger Adam Hamilton, aligned Marshall with President Donald Trump's freshly antagonistic posture toward Ukraine, which has spent more than four years defending itself against an invasion.

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