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The Trump administration has relaxed fuel economy requirements for gasoline-powered cars and light trucks, estimating an industrywide average of 34.9 miles per gallon for the 2031 model year. The rules are down from a projected 50.4 miles per gallon under the Biden administration and form part of the president's push to reduce incentives for electric vehicles. Critics warn that the rollback could significantly increase pollution and environmental harm.
President Donald Trump arrives on Marine One on the South lawn at the White House, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, in Washington. The new rules were released shortly after President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to open the Strait of Hormuz, sending oil prices soaring.
Trump administration lowers fuel economy standards, critics say at a significant environmental cost The Trump administration on Monday released new fuel economy standards that relax regulatory requirements for automakers to control pollution from gasoline-powered cars and light trucks. The new rules were released shortly after Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to open the Strait of Hormuz, sending oil prices soaring. Fuel economy requirements set out how far new vehicles need to travel on a gallon of gasoline.
The change furthers Trump's promise to revoke policies that encouraged or created incentives for the production of electric vehicles. The Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimated that the finalized standards would correspond to a combined industry fleetwide average of roughly 34.9 miles per gallon for passenger cars and light trucks in the 2031 model year, down from a projected 50.4 miles per gallon in 2031 under rules put in place by the Biden administration.
Bailey was named in August 2025 to be a co-deputy director, the No. 2 job, at the nation's premier federal law enforcement agency. He initially served alongside Dan Bongino and, once Bongino resigned, remained in his position as the FBI named another deputy director, Christopher Raia. One of the people familiar with Bailey's announcement to colleagues said Bailey, a former Republican state attorney general in Missouri, had indicated that he wanted to spend time with his family.
Trump to announce $15 billion steel mill planned for Iowa The White House said Trump on Monday will announce a new steel plant in eastern Iowa that would be one of the largest in the United States. The mill is being built by Mesabi Metallics, a Minnesota company owned by India-based Essar Group. The announcement was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. The White House is framing it as part of Trump's push to revitalize American steel.
It comes as Trump is trying to energize Republican voters as his party faces challenging midterm elections.drones used by Iran and UkraineThe United States and China released Monday reciprocal lists of products worth about $30 billion each that will see tariff cuts, from American hair products to Chinese toys, in a deal expected to boost bilateral trade. The U.S. had already reduced tariffs against China after Trump's tariffs reached as high as 145% at one point last year, as tensions between the two countries eased.
Iran's embassy in London on Monday denied any involvement in a suspected plot targeting a U.S. operated air base in England. The embassy said in a statement that it"categorically rejects and strongly condemns the recent unfounded and malicious speculations" surrounding the arrest of five men near the base in western England.
Read moreby downplaying it as just one of many sales Washington makes around the world -- even asking Xi if he'd be in the market for U.S. arms, Trump's ambassador to China said on Sunday. David Perdue said Trump raised the prospect of the arms sales from the U.S. to its ascendant geopolitical rival, an unlikely offer that, if consummated, would upend generations of U.S. policy toward China and Taiwan and potentially expose U.S. technology to a potential foe.
Perdue, speaking to Shannon Bream on"Fox News Sunday," didn't specify when the offer was made. , the self-ruled democracy, to defend itself from China. Bream asked if the U.S. is denying arms to Taiwan to appease the Chinese president, wholast week. Perdue pushed back on the suggestion, stating that Trump"is as strong on Taiwan as I've ever seen anybody" and has sold it plenty of weapons.
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