The Trump administration on Monday released new fuel economy standards that relax regulatory requirements for automakers to control pollution from gasoline-powered cars and light trucks.
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automakers → release → cars
The new rules were released shortly after President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to open the Strait of Hormuz, sending oil prices soaring.
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Trump → release → prices
Also, Trump has justified the pending U.S. arms sale to Taiwan to Chinese President Xi Jinping by downplaying it as just one of many sales Washington makes around the world — even asking Xi if he’d be in the market for U.S. arms, Trump’s ambassador to China said Sunday.
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ambassador → justify → China
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Democratic campaign chair says party has ‘momentum’
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party → say → momentum
The leader of the Democratic effort to retake control of the U.S. House insists the party is well positioned heading into the final stretch of the campaign even as President Trump and his allies begin to unleash a massive amount of cash.
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Trump → retake → cash
“This isn’t about having the most money,” Rep. Suzan DelBene of Washington, the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, told reporters Monday.
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DelBene → have → reporters
She said it was more important that Democrats have enough money to get their message out “and we do.”
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we → say → message
Still, she said “we take nothing for granted.”
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we → say → nothing
“Democrats across the battlefield are going to run hard until the very last moment,” she said.
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she → go → moment
Trump administration lowers fuel economy standards, critics say at a significant environmental cost
The Trump administration on Monday released new fuel economy standards that relax regulatory requirements for automakers to control pollution from gasoline-powered cars and light trucks.
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automakers → lower → cars
The new rules were released shortly after Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to open the Strait of Hormuz, sending oil prices soaring.
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Trump → release → prices
Fuel economy requirements set out how far new vehicles need to travel on a gallon of gasoline.
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vehicles → set → gasoline
The change furthers Trump’s promise to revoke policies that encouraged or created incentives for the production of electric vehicles.
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that → further → vehicles
The Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimated that the finalized standards would correspond to a combined industry fleetwide average of roughly 34.9 miles per gallon for passenger cars and light trucks in the 2031 model year, down from a projected 50.4 miles per gallon in 2031 under rules put in place by the Biden administration.
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standards → estimate → administration
FBI Deputy Director Andrew Bailey says he’s leaving his position
And he says he’ll be returning to Missouri to be with his family.
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he → say → family
Bailey made the announcement in a post on X on Monday morning in which he thanked President Trump, Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel for the opportunity to serve.
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he → make → opportunity
He says the FBI has “delivered historic results.”
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FBI → say → results
Bailey was named in August 2025 to be a co-deputy director, the No. 2 job, at the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency.
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Bailey → name → agency
He initially served alongside Dan Bongino and, once Bongino resigned, remained in his position as the FBI named another deputy director, Christopher Raia.
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FBI → serve → director
The FBI did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment about Bailey’s departure.
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FBI → respond → departure
Trump to announce $15 billion steel mill planned for Iowa
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Trump → announce → Iowa
The White House said Trump on Monday will announce a new steel plant in eastern Iowa that would be one of the largest in the United States.
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that → say → States
The president is expected to host steel executives at the White House for the event at 2 p.m. ET.
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president → expect → ET
The mill is being built by Mesabi Metallics, a Minnesota company owned by India-based Essar Group.
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mill → build → Group
The announcement was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.
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announcement → report → Journal
The White House is framing it as part of Trump’s push to revitalize American steel.
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House → frame → steel
It comes as Trump is trying to energize Republican voters as his party faces challenging midterm elections.
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party → come → elections
Iowa has found itself with competitive races for the Senate and the governor’s mansion this year.
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Iowa → find → Senate
Trump’s former Army secretary pens essay on military innovation, skips reason for exit
Former Army Sec. Dan Driscoll has written a 3,400-word essay in Foreign Affairs magazine that delves deeply into how the U.S. military can better prepare for the modern battlefield, including drone warfare.
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military → pen → warfare
But Driscoll’s article sheds no more light on why he resigned as the Army’s civilian leader in early September.
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he → shed → September
Tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were widely reported, but Driscoll praises the leadership of Hegseth and President Trump in his article.
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Driscoll → report → article
Driscoll argues the U.S. still needs to build nuclear submarines and stealth fighters.
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U.S. → argue → submarines
But he says the military must get better at rapidly producing cheaper weapons, such as the drones used by Iran and Ukraine.
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military → say → Iran
The solution lies in private industry innovation, Driscoll writes, with “software developers in the mud with soldiers.”
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Driscoll → lie → soldiers
US and China release reciprocal $30 billion product lists for tariff cuts after Trump-Xi meeting
The United States and China released Monday reciprocal lists of products worth about $30 billion each that will see tariff cuts, from American hair products to Chinese toys, in a deal expected to boost bilateral trade.
The details came days after Chinese President Xi Jinping met with President Trump in Washington in his first state visit to the U.S. since 2015.
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Jinping → release → 2015
The U.S. had already reduced tariffs against China after Trump’s tariffs reached as high as 145% at one point last year, as tensions between the two countries eased.
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tensions → reduce → countries
China’s commerce ministry said in a statement the agreement will help strengthen trade cooperation.
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agreement → say → cooperation
Iran denies involvement in suspected plot targeting a US-operated air base in England
Iran’s embassy in London on Monday denied any involvement in a suspected plot targeting a U.S. operated air base in England.
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embassy → deny → England
The embassy said in a statement that it “categorically rejects and strongly condemns the recent unfounded and malicious speculations” surrounding the arrest of five men near the base in western England.
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it → say → England
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