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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 6:43 AM CDT

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.

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.

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.