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Congress balks at Trump's diesel deal with Putin

Lawmakers from both parties are criticizing the arrangement with Russia's president, adding to a frustrated Congress's list of foreign-policy complaints; the White House has bigger problems, apparently.

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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHere is the latest.

  2. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt's four Eastern, one Pacific, and Congress is frustrated with the White House over a diesel deal with Vladimir Putin, with criticism coming from both parties.

  3. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThree hundred and one dollars. I have crossed borders for less.

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