PoliticsLIVE: President Trump welcomes Chinese President Xi to US
President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland ahead of their high-stakes bilateral meetings.

President of the United States
President of the United States (2017–)
| Born | 1946-06-14 · Queens |
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| Party | Republican |
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| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BS) |
| Occupation | Politician, Businessman, Media personality |
The latest five surveys as each pollster published them, compiled by VoteHub (CC BY 4.0) and retrieved 2026-10-09. We only display them — no calculation, weighting or editing. A single survey often reports all adults and registered voters separately, so the same pollster and dates can appear twice; where approve and disapprove add up to less than 100%, the rest were unsure or did not answer.
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Approve | Disapprove |
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| TIPP Insights2026-08-25 – 2026-08-28 adults · 1,461 | 2026-08-25 – 2026-08-28 | adults · 1,461 | 38% | 52% |
| Ipsos2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 registered voters · 951 | 2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 | registered voters · 951 | 37% | 63% |
| Ipsos2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 adults · 1,215 | 2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 | adults · 1,215 | 33% | 65% |
| YouGov2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 registered voters · 1,379 | 2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 | registered voters · 1,379 | 40% | 57% |
| YouGov2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 adults · 1,536 | 2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 | adults · 1,536 | 36% | 57% |
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Crude prices slipped after Trump ruled out US military action against Iran through the November midterms.
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Bloomberg News

Bitcoin climbed back to $82,000 after Trump ruled out striking Iran before the midterms, while oil prices fell. Crypto security experts pushed back against fears of “bunker mode.”
CCoinDesk

Oil prices declined on Friday as concerns about Middle East supplies eased somewhat after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States would not attack Iran before next month’s U.S. elections and described talks to end their market-disrupting war as productive.
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Reuters

Trump continued his long-running attacks on Somalis on Thursday, urging Minnesotans to “fight back” against the Somali community in the state.
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NBC News

Alan Eyre, a former senior State Department policymaker for Iran and the Middle East and North Africa, analyzes the latest developments in the US-Iran war.
TTRT World

U.S. President Donald Trump is, for now, backing away from the prospect of further military action against Iran. Amid questions about whether previous action achieved results and with the midterms weeks away, he says diplomacy is advancing, though it is unclear how long the possible pause will last.
GGlobal News

On the program, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi says Iran could gain militarily and economically from Trump's announcement that the US will not attack it before the midterm elections. Former US diplomat Brett Bruen says Iran may reject Trump's effort to ease tensions before the vote and could continue using attacks…
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Bloomberg Television

Trump posted on Truth Social that the US would not strike Iran again before the midterm elections. Former State Department official Jen Gavito called it unusual for a president to signal an attack, and said military strikes cannot be the strategy or end goal in themselves, even if the US attacks Iran again.
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Bloomberg Television

Trump said attacking Iran is not something he plans to do before the US midterm vote.
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CNN

Donald Trump says the United States will not attack Iran at any time before the midterm elections in early November. His remarks follow US media reports that the Pentagon was preparing plans for fresh strikes and a return to combat operations.
BBBC News
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President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland ahead of their high-stakes bilateral meetings.

The US and China have begun talks on emerging AI safety risks, but experts say a reliable global governance framework will depend on whether Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are genuinely willing to cooperate. The proposed safety-alert channel comes as tensions persist over US technology export controls and China’s disputed alleged theft from leading US frontier labs.

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that the agency’s air-safety review of Donald Trump’s proposed triumphal arch, which would feature an eternal flame for visibility, was not subject to political interference.
Iran’s president lashed out at the United States after Donald Trump threatened to annihilate Iran, as the two sides entered talks for the first time in months. Trump also met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the UN but offered no new commitments to Ukraine. In Nigeria, people are demanding answers after 37 young men died in custody.

Donald Trump’s UN address contained misleading, false and exaggerated claims. He said the US has more munitions than it could ever use despite reports of dwindling stocks, claimed the US and Venezuela hold 60% of the world’s oil, and said he had ended the Gaza war even as Israeli strikes and deaths continued after last year’s ceasefire.

President Trump personally welcomed Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews as the Chinese leader arrived for a US visit. Secretary of State Rubio called a leaders’ meeting “responsible statecraft” despite serious US-China differences, while the State Department said Taiwan policy remains unchanged. A Republican lawmaker urged “distrust, but verify,” and new visa limits target birth tourism.

The Trump administration’s suggestion that it could ban or limit diesel exports has triggered furious opposition from the US oil industry. Politicians are seeking to curb surging energy prices before November’s midterm election, while critics warn that a ban would create supply problems and raise prices at home and abroad. The OECD says the global economy is weathering the energy shock better than expected, partly because of AI investment.

The Trump administration’s suggestion that it could ban or limit diesel exports has triggered an angry response from the US oil industry. Politicians are seeking to curb soaring energy prices before November’s midterm election, while critics warn that a ban would create supply problems and raise prices at home and abroad. The OECD says the global economy is weathering the energy shock better than expected, partly because of AI investment.

A judge heard arguments over President Trump’s ban on MS NOW, CNN and Politico from the White House and said a ruling could come “soon.” The Justice Department defended the ban Tuesday night by citing national security concerns.

Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev is traveling to the United States on Wednesday for meetings with Trump administration representatives Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner and others, according to two sources familiar with preparations for the talks.