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U.S. President Donald Trump said Russia has "lost control" of its diesel oil industry due to the Ukraine war, as he presses Kyiv to agree to an energy truce.

Trump said the agreement with Greenland and Denmark would give the U.S. "permanent control over security" in the Danish island territory.

The Treasury Secretary said that Washington was pressuring Iran "like never before"

Trump, facing low approval on the economy ahead of the midterm election, has an added incentive to emerge from the summit with China's Xi touting trade wins.

MAGA Inc. entered September with $415.8 million as much of Trump's promised midterm spending had yet to surface publicly.

President Trump has touted development of artificial intelligence by U.S. companies as a competitive advantage over China that he wants to maintain.

Trump's media ban on three news outlets could limit the public's visibility into the president's actions.

The decision comes as CNN, MS NOW and Politico said they are suing Trump to overturn his new ban of those three media outlets from the White House.

Another local election drubbing for the ruling CDU has increased political instability and threatens growth prospects, economists said.

Bessent met over the weekend with his Chinese counterpart, He Lifeng, ahead of a summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump.