Moscow Offers Tax Perks to Foreign Refineries Processing Russian Oil

Russia plans to grant foreign refineries tax breaks for processing Russian oil. Deputy Finance Minister Alexey Sazanov said the firms will qualify for the same reverse excise refund as domestic refineries, effectively turning a tax into a subsidy. The measure, to be added to the Tax Code’s second reading, aims to keep export channels open despite sanctions. Analysts view it as a direct response to recent U.S. penalties on Rosneft and Lukoil.

Oh, really?

When asked whether President Trump had in fact spent hours at Jeffrey Epstein’s home with one of the victims, spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt replied curtly: The president did nothing wrong. The White House declined to elaborate further.

The Longest Shutdown Ends – but No One Is Satisfied

After nearly two months, the House of Representatives has returned to Washington to vote on ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The Senate passed the bill to reopen the government on Monday night. President Donald Trump called it a “very big victory,” and approval in the Republican-controlled House is considered certain.

Speaker Mike Johnson summoned lawmakers back to Washington after 43 days of paralysis and almost eight weeks of recess. While Republicans say they are “very optimistic” about the vote’s outcome, the political damage remains significant: Democrats failed to secure the extension of health insurance subsidies they had demanded, and polls show that Republicans, too, are being held responsible for the shutdown.

Trump loses support – even within his own ranks

According to several polls, approval of Donald Trump’s handling of the government has dropped sharply – only 33 percent of Americans now rate his performance positively. The decline is particularly steep among Republicans, whose approval fell from 81 to 68 percent. Many blame the president for the weeks-long shutdown that left hundreds of thousands without pay. Despite this discontent, Trump’s overall approval rating remains almost unchanged at 36 percent.

“Veterans are against what’s happening in this country"

Veteran Ron Smith: “Veterans are against what’s happening in this country… Hegseth and Trump don’t know the slightest thing about anything except themselves. What I will absolutely not allow on Veterans Day is for them to preach to us about service and sacrifice… I don’t think they even know what the Constitution says. If you think that we, the people, will sit idly by while you violently destroy democracy and freedom in this country, then stay tuned.”

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Sahra Wagenknecht set out to reinvent politics – and in the end kept reinventing only herself. First a savior, then the opposition to her own party, and now the resignation from the top of her own cult. The “Alliance” rocket that once blazed across the sky has burned out – on its own ego-fueled propellant.