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Trump, Schumer Near Deal to Avert Shutdown, But House Issues Surface Refiners and year-round E15 | Klobuchar enters Minn. Gov race | U.S. food aid | U.S. trade gap widens  LINKS  Link: Video: Wiesemeyer’s Perspectives, Jan. 23Link: Audio: Wiesemeyer’s Perspectives, Jan. 23  Updates: Policy/News/Markets, Jan. 29, 2026 UP FRONT TOP STORIES — Trump, Schumer near deal to avert…

FOMC Preview: What Traders Are Watching Trump punts year-round E15 to Congress | Canada’s Carney talks with Trump | USTR Greer says India bested EU in trade deal LINKS  Link: Video: Wiesemeyer’s Perspectives, Jan. 23Link: Audio: Wiesemeyer’s Perspectives, Jan. 23  Updates: Policy/News/Markets, Jan. 28, 2026 UP FRONT TOP STORIES — FOMC PREVIEW: Markets expect no rate move, but even…

Trump Returns to Iowa, Pledges Year-Round E15 and Presses GOP to Win Midterms In Clive, President Trump celebrated what he called a historic one-year turnaround, tied it to tariffs and investment, and told Iowans a bill enabling year-round E15 ethanol is “very close” — promising he will sign it “without delay” President Donald Trump used…

Trump Finally Comments Positively About E15; Pushes Congress to Solve Issue Comments will please corn, biofuel lobbyists… and Iowa lawmakers President Donald Trump went from being a potential goat in Iowa to his near-hero status again as he said “I am trusting Speaker Johnson and leader Thune to find a deal that works… to get…

White House Cheers “Winning” Iowa — While Farm Country Feels the Squeeze Trump visit leans on gas prices and tax cuts, sidestepping collapsing margins, trade anxiety, and biofuel frustration across rural Iowa The White House’s advance narrative for President Donald Trump’s stop in Clive, Iowa (link) reads like a victory lap — but one that…

As Trump Heads to Iowa, the ‘Golden Age’ Pitch Collides with Farm-Belt Reality Tariffs, trade uncertainty, and higher input costs are testing the administration’s economic message in a state built on agriculture As President Donald Trump prepares to travel to Iowa to promote his economic record and argue that his policies are restoring affordability, the…

Will Trump Say Anything in Iowa Today Re: Year-Round E15? Trump’s immigration stance shifts after Minnesota crisis LINKS  Link: Video: Wiesemeyer’s Perspectives, Jan. 23Link: Audio: Wiesemeyer’s Perspectives, Jan. 23  Updates: Policy/News/Markets, Jan. 27, 2026 UP FRONT TOP STORIES — Clean Fuels Alliance presses Trump on biofuel rules as Clive, Iowa visit spotlights farm-state stakes: Clean Fuels urges the Trump…

Senate & White House in Most Serious Political Crisis of President Trump’s Second Term Latest Minnesota killing changing GOP plans | Year-round E15 | SDRP2 | Dollar lower, gold tops $5,000/ounce, yen rallies on intervention talk  LINKS  Link: The Week Ahead, Jan. 25  Link: Weekend Updates, Jan. 24: Senate Dems Threaten to Block           Homeland Security Funding Over Minneapolis ICE…

Weather-Related Gov’t Shutdown Monday  Odds for Congress-related gov’t shutdown rising after Minnesota fracas | Will Trump support year-round E15 in Tuesday journey to Clive, Iowa? LINKS  Link: Weekend Updates, Jan. 24 Link: Video: Wiesemeyer’s Perspectives, Jan. 23Link: Audio: Wiesemeyer’s Perspectives, Jan. 23  The Week Ahead: Jan. 25, 2026 UP FRONT — Klobuchar says she’ll vote against DHS funding after…

Senate Dems Threaten to Block Homeland Security Funding Over Minneapolis ICE Shooting Deep freeze ripples through U.S. and Canadian agriculture, slowing livestock, rail and markets LINKS  Link: Trump Threatens 100% Tariff Over Canada/China PartnershipLink: USDA Revises Food Price Outlook, Slowing Grocery Inflation but          Lifting Restaurant CostsLink: Countervailing Duty on Moroccan Phosphates Drives Billions in          Higher U.S.…