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Live coverage follows President Trump as he makes an announcement with Commerce Secretary Lutnick at the White House.

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 2026-10-03. 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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President Donald Trump said at an Alabama rally that his economic agenda had helped attract investment and jobs, using the appearance as a midterm campaign pitch in a state that has long been staunchly Republican.
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President Donald Trump said the United States would not impose a ban on diesel fuel exports, arguing the issue had never genuinely been under consideration. He also praised Europe’s decision to release substantial diesel reserves.
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President Trump said he would not authorize a ban on diesel exports, hours after G7 countries agreed to release diesel and crude oil from emergency reserves.
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Reuters

Bloomberg News Now rounds up the day’s top stories, including President Trump’s praise for the G7’s diesel release and stocks moving closer to a higher close, alongside other global business news.
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Bloomberg News

Donald Trump says he will not impose a ban on diesel exports.
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Bloomberg Television

U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he would not authorize a diesel export ban, hours after G7 countries agreed to release diesel and crude oil from emergency reserves.
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Reuters

President Donald Trump said the US will not ban diesel exports after the Group of Seven and its partners agreed to release part of their emergency fuel reserves in an effort to bring down soaring prices.
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Bloomberg News

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he did not “jump the gun” by announcing South Korean investment in the Alaska LNG project. The decades-old project still has no binding commitments.
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Reuters

President Donald Trump threatened new trade retaliation against South Korea if it fails to follow through on an investment in an Alaska liquefied natural gas project.
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Bloomberg News

President Donald Trump answers questions outside the White House about the midterm elections and other topics, while suggesting he knows something that would become a major story if disclosed.
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Live coverage follows President Trump as he makes an announcement with Commerce Secretary Lutnick at the White House.

President Trump’s administration is moving away from the “Housing First” approach that has been central to federal homelessness policy. Proposed changes are forcing homelessness organizations to scramble to revise their housing strategies so they can continue receiving federal funding.

Brazil votes on 4 October in the first round of its presidential election. Incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is running neck-and-neck with Flávio Bolsonaro, son of jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro. Fears and accusations of US interference follow similar claims in several Latin American elections won by candidates backed by Donald Trump.

President Trump and leading technology executives have signed an agreement on AI regulation that he describes as morally binding. As pressure grows over AI’s risks to humanity, Trump maintains that companies should police themselves, saying this is essential for the US to stay ahead of China.

The “morally binding” Joint Commitment On Frontier Responsibilities, announced by President Trump, has been signed by leaders from Google, Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI, xAI, and Nvidia. It calls for internal safety controls, independent evaluations, and board oversight, but sets no penalties for violations and says the measures could eventually become law or regulation.

U.S. equity futures fluctuate ahead of personal consumption expenditures inflation data and Micron’s earnings. JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs say Middle East oil flows are returning toward pre-war levels despite ongoing shipping risks. President Trump supports independent audits of AI systems under an accord with technology executives.

The Trump administration is seeking to direct more than $175m from the State Department’s flagship human rights fund toward projects including a $40m anti-communist grant, support for white Afrikaner rights in South Africa and campaigns against Brazil’s supreme court. Critics say 43 awards worth $176.9m would bolster rightwing causes and redefine what qualifies as human rights.

President Trump says he and leading technology executives signed an agreement on AI regulation that is morally binding. Despite mounting pressure to address risks to humanity, he maintains that AI companies should police themselves, arguing this is essential for the US to stay ahead of China. University of Innsbruck scholar Matthias Kettemann provides analysis.

State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin claimed Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election through fraud. He accused the United States of abandoning genuine elections by using mail-in voting and said Russia’s democracy was genuine.
Taiwanese analysts say the Trump-Xi summit produced no apparent change in U.S. policy toward Taiwan. Deputy Foreign Minister François Wu said Beijing wants the world to treat Taiwan as a domestic Chinese issue, while analysts cautioned that any private understanding over Taiwan may only become visible in the coming months.
