Rep. Don Bacon warned that President Donald Trump's spending priorities could face resistance in Congress as lawmakers press the administration over U.S. military support for Ukraine and Russian diesel trade.
In an Oct. 19 CNN interview, Bacon said, “I think the president's leverage in this Congress is shot.” He questioned funding for a proposed victory arch and White House ballroom. Bacon also sought answers about problems involving intelligence, Starshield and Patriot support that he said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had described to lawmakers. No funding cut has been enacted.
Trump announced a plan Oct. 9 for Russia to supply more than 300,000 tons of diesel immediately and another 500,000 tons in November. The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License 135 that day, permitting specified Russian-origin diesel transactions under its sanctions rules, including U.S. imports, through 12:01 a.m. ET on April 7, 2027. The announcement and license do not document shipments.
Senators from both parties urged Trump in an Oct. 13 letter to abandon the arrangement, revoke the license and use a new Russia sanctions law. They argued that die...