The Can Manufacturers Institute and American Fruit and Vegetable Coalition have issued a statement in response to the harmful Section 232 tariffs on American Farmers and Canners.

After more than a month of stalemate, the Senate, led by John Thune and Chuck Schumer, passed a bipartisan deal to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), aiming to finally end the prolonged shutdown. However, the agreement notably excluded funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol, two of the most contentious elements in the negotiations. While the deal represented a compromise, it also reflected Democrats’ refusal to fund immigration enforcement agencies without policy reforms and Republicans’ willingness, at least in the Senate, to temporarily set that fight aside to reopen the government.

The Trump administration faces a key dilemma: it is under mounting pressure to curb rising fuel prices ahead of the midterm elections, but analysts argue that its ability to influence prices has narrowed, as global energy market instability is the main driver. Vice President JD Vance is meeting with oil executives as the administration, having already released millions of barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and loosened shipping restrictions, seeks solutions.

The Administration under President Donald Trump has launched a sweeping series of trade investigations targeting roughly 60 economies as it works to rebuild its tariff policy after the Supreme Court of the United States struck down many of the president’s earlier global duties.

U.S. crude prices jumped above $80 per barrel as the escalating conflict involving Iran disrupted oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical passageway for global energy trade that carries roughly 20% of the world’s oil supply. Tanker traffic through the strait has largely halted following attacks and threats from Iran, including reports from Iranian state media that a missile struck an oil tanker and a British Navy report of a major explosion involving another vessel near Iraq.