Today in One Sentence. Twelve senators, including six Republicans, urged Trump to rescind his diesel deal with Putin, calling it “a gift to our adversary and a betrayal of our Allies”; the White House forced Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign as U.S. ambassador to Greece; the Supreme Court agreed to hear the Trump administration’s effort to withhold DOGE records; Trump’s new White House press secretary ended her first briefing after about 14 minutes, taking three total questions from Breitbart, Fox News, and the Daily Mail; New York Fed President John Williams said another interest rate hike may be appropriate this year; the Fox News Power Rankings forecast that Democrats will take control of the House; and 56% of Americans say Trump has prioritized his personal business interests “a lot” since returning to the White House, while 23% say he’s prioritized the country.

1/ Twelve senators, including six Republicans, urged Trump to rescind his diesel deal with Putin, calling it “a gift to our adversary and a betrayal of our Allies.” They also urged him to revoke the Treasury Department’s waiver of sanctions on Russian energy exports. Last month, Trump signed a bipartisan law authorizing sanctions on Russian officials, banks, and oil tankers, including tariffs on countries buying Russian oil. He has until Oct. 18 to impose those measures or waive them. (Axios / Politico / CBS News / Associated Press / New York Times / The Hill / Semafor / Bloomberg / Reuters / CNBC)

2/ The White House forced Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign as U.S. ambassador to Greece. A Trump donor calimed she asked him to pay her $100,000 American Express bill ahead of her Senate confirmation hearing in exchange for access to administration officials. He didn’t pay. Guilfoyle also faced allegations that she promoted a Greek company’s business interests in diplomatic meetings and accepted luxury travel from wealthy businessmen. Guilfoyle denied wrongdoing. Trump said she “was doing a good job, but we didn’t like what we were reading.” The State Department’s inspector general is examining the allegations. (NBC News / CNBC / CNN / Axios / New York Times / Washington Post / Politico / Associated Press)

3/ The Supreme Court agreed to hear the Trump administration’s effort to withhold DOGE records. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington sued under the Freedom of Information Act to obtain records from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. CREW is seeking directives to federal agencies on firing workers and canceling contracts, along with sworn testimony from DOGE administrator Amy Gleason. The administration, meanwhile, claims that DOGE was just a presidential advisory body, making it exempt from public records laws. Solicitor General D. John Sauer argued that the ruling “intrudes into the autonomy and confidentiality of presidential advisors” and threatens future administrations with burdensome public records lawsuits. (New York Times / Washington Post / Associated Press / Bloomberg / CNN / NBC News / CBS News / Politico / The Hill)

4/ Trump’s new White House press secretary ended her first briefing after about 14 minutes, taking three total questions from Breitbart, Fox News, and the Daily Mail. Katie Zacharia said she wanted to “amplify” Trump and spent most of the briefing reading prepared remarks praising him, frequently looking down at her notes and stumbling over reporters’ names. At one point, Zacharia mistakenly referred to her husband as “my president” before correcting herself. Asked whether the U.S. had stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine, she said she would “have to get back to you on that.” Zacharia then ended the briefing, saying Trump was “heading out to Marine One,” although he didn’t leave the White House for nearly 90 minutes. Trump later said: “I thought she was very good.” (NBC News / CNN / Washington Post / The Hill / Mediaite / Washington Post / New York Post)

  • Katie Zacharia claimed she passed the bar when she “moved to China.” Trump called his new White House press secretary “an attorney” and Zacharia has repeatedly described herself as a lawyer. But a search of bar association records in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., however, found no evidence that she’s ever been licensed to practice law in the U.S. (Popular Information / New Republic)
  • 📌 Nine years ago: Trump fired Anthony Scaramucci as White House communications director after 10 days.

5/ New York Fed President John Williams said another interest rate hike may be appropriate this year, but he currently sees no need to raise rates again in 2027. The Fed raised rates in September, and economists expect Wednesday’s inflation report to show that consumer prices rose 3.6% over the past year – further from the Fed’s 2% target. Other Fed officials, however, believe that more than one additional hike will be needed. (CNBC / Bloomberg)

6/ The Fox News Power Rankings forecast that Democrats will take control of the House. Democrats are favored in at least 219 seats, and even if Republicans win all 18 toss-up seats, they would fall two seats short of a majority. The Senate, however, remains a toss-up. Republicans currently hold a 53-47 majority, and Democrats need to win at least two seats in states Trump carried by double digits in 2024 to take control. (Fox News / Axios / Reuters / Reuters)

  • Elon Musk gave at least $276 million to Republican groups and his super PAC since July, including $158 million to the main super PAC backing Senate Republicans. (Reuters / The Verge / New York Times)

poll/ 56% of Americans say Trump has prioritized his personal business interests “a lot” since returning to the White House, while 23% say he’s prioritized the country. 41% say Trump’s done something illegal to personally profit from the presidency, while 18% say his conduct has been unethical, but not illegal. (Associated Press / AP-NORC)

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