September 24, 2026
Big Oil’s long-running alliance with the Republican Party is hitting a major roadblock as a growing number of GOP candidates, and President Donald Trump himself, back a temporary ban on diesel exports. The rift, driven by the war in Iran and Ukrainian strikes on refineries in Russia, broke into public view this week when Sen. […]

Big Oil’s long-running alliance with the Republican Party is hitting a major roadblock as a growing number of GOP candidates, and President Donald Trump himself, back a temporary ban on diesel exports.

The rift, driven by the war in Iran and Ukrainian strikes on refineries in Russia, broke into public view this week when Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the president pro tempore of the Senate, became the most prominent Republican to advocate the proposal.

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