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Trump's Russian Diesel Deal Faces Bipartisan Pushback

President Donald Trump says he made a deal to import Russian diesel, drawing bipartisan furor on Capitol Hill. A House Democrat has introduced a bipartisan bill to block the arrangement, and the Justice Department is separately suing California, NPR's Week in Politics reports.

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

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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House Democrat introduces bipartisan bill to block Trump’s Russian diesel deal

President Donald Trump’s diesel deal with Russia has drawn furor from Republicans and Democrats alike on Capitol Hill.

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