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Trump’s Iran war drives fuel prices past $6

By Drooid · Oct 27, 2026, 3:22 PM UTC · How we work

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Trump Iran War

U.S. President Donald Trump’s Iran war is raising fuel prices and hurting reelection.
Diesel has hovered near $4 per gallon since mid-June, spiking above $6 in some markets.
Inflation rose from 3% when Trump took office to 3.7% last month.
Trump announced an $8 billion farmer aid package to be paid after the Nov. 3 election.
A 25-year-old Iowa farmer says he will vote Democratic because of tariffs and the Iran war.

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Mississippi AG warns

Mississippi Attorney General warned that Democratic Senate candidate Scott Colom’s AI video may breach the state deepfake law.
Colom removed the video after the warning, citing election-law compliance.
A Senate Democratic super PAC spent $1.2 million on Mississippi ads, modest versus larger states.
If elected, Colom would be Mississippi’s first Black senator since Reconstruction, ending a 44-year Democratic hold.

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Trump slams Fox

U.S. President Donald Trump denounced Fox News for blurring out Republican candidates in its coverage.
U.S. President Donald Trump accused Fox host Martha McCallum of giving him a softball interview.
U.S. President Donald Trump promoted Newsmax as a right-wing alternative, saying MAGA and REAL Patriots will never like Fox.
U.S. President Donald Trump labeled Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed a jihadist and alleged Muslim Brotherhood ties.

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Trump Iran War

U.S. President Donald Trump’s Iran war is raising fuel prices and hurting reelection.
Diesel has hovered near $4 per gallon since mid-June, spiking above $6 in some markets.
Inflation rose from 3% when Trump took office to 3.7% last month.
Trump announced an $8 billion farmer aid package to be paid after the Nov. 3 election.
A 25-year-old Iowa farmer says he will vote Democratic because of tariffs and the Iran war.

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