Trump Approval Rating Hits Record Low at 33% in New Poll

Voters line up outside a suburban polling station with US flags as the Trump approval rating hits a record low

President Donald Trump’s standing with American voters has sunk to a record low, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll released October 18. The survey puts the Trump approval rating at just 33% among U.S. adults, with 66% saying they disapprove of his job performance, according to USA Today. That marks the worst showing … Read more

Trump Waives Russia Sanctions After Putin Diesel Deal

Trump signs an executive order waiving Russia sanctions at the Resolute Desk after the Putin diesel deal

President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order waiving sweeping new sanctions and tariffs targeting Russia’s energy revenues, telling Congress that suspending the measures was in the national interest of the United States. The Trump Russia sanctions reversal came only weeks after he had signed the sanctions package into law and followed a deal … Read more

Trump Nobel Peace Prize Snub: Fury Over Norway Award

Nobel Peace Prize hall in Oslo as Trump calls the 2026 award a disgraceful stain on Norway

The Trump Nobel Peace Prize snub has ignited a diplomatic row between Washington and Oslo after the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to South African jurist Navi Pillay — and President Donald Trump fired back, calling the decision “a disgraceful and embarrassing decision” that left “an indelible stain on the country … Read more

Trump Announces Immediate Russia-Ukraine Energy Ceasefire

Oil refinery at dusk illustrating the Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire announced by Trump

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Sunday that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an immediate Russia Ukraine energy ceasefire, a surprise declaration that would halt attacks on both countries’ energy infrastructure if it holds. “Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social … Read more

Trump Russian Diesel Deal Aims to Cut US Fuel Prices

Fuel tanker and diesel pumps illustrating Russian diesel deal and US fuel prices

President Donald Trump announced a Russian diesel deal on Friday, October 9, saying Russia had agreed to supply diesel to US and global markets after a discussion with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the White House, Reuters and USA TODAY reports. The Treasury Department issued a license allowing sale, delivery and importation of Russian-origin … Read more

US Bombers Leave UK Base After Iran-Linked Threats

US bombers UK base departure with B-1 aircraft on runway at dusk

All US bombers at the UK base RAF Fairford have been moved back to their home stations in the United States, U.S. officials confirmed, after what President Donald Trump described on Monday as threats he believed were linked to Iran. According to CNN and USA Today, the redeployment happened over the weekend, days after British … Read more

Trump Nebraska Rally Backs Ricketts in Tight Senate Race

Trump Nebraska rally crowd at indoor arena in Grand Island

The Trump Nebraska rally scheduled for Monday evening in Grand Island puts a traditionally Republican Senate seat at the center of the final month before the November 3 midterms. President Donald Trump is set to appear at the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center to campaign for Sen. Pete Ricketts, who is seeking a full term against … Read more

Trump AI Regulation Meeting Brings Tech CEOs to White House

Trump AI regulation meeting with tech executives arriving at the White House for AI policy talks

WASHINGTON — A high-stakes Trump AI regulation meeting is set for Tuesday at the White House, where President Donald Trump will sit down with House Speaker Mike Johnson and the chief executives of America’s leading technology companies to discuss artificial intelligence and the growing debate over how — or whether — to regulate it. The … Read more

Mesabi Metallics Iowa Steel Plant: Trump Unveils $15B Mill

Mesabi Metallics Iowa steel plant construction site with cranes and industrial buildings at dawn

WASHINGTON — The Mesabi Metallics Iowa steel plant project took center stage at the White House on Monday, as President Donald Trump announced that the Essar Group affiliate will build a $15 billion steel mill in Iowa, describing it as the largest steel plant in American history. Trump made the announcement in the Oval Office … Read more

US Troops Iraq Withdrawal: Last Bases Empty by September 30

US troops Iraq withdrawal as an American military convoy departs its last base in Iraq at sunset

BAGHDAD — The US troops Iraq withdrawal is entering its final hours, with American forces set to pull out from their last bases in Iraq by Wednesday, September 30, closing the book on more than two decades of US military presence in a country where 4,500 Americans died, Reuters reported Tuesday. The departure, agreed in … Read more