WorldTrump: Renewed US campaign against Iran won’t last too long
Human rights lawyer and author Sarah Leah Whitson analyses the latest developments in the US-Iran war.

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 2026-10-28. 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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| RMG Research2026-09-28 – 2026-10-06 registered voters · 2,000 | 2026-09-28 – 2026-10-06 | registered voters · 2,000 | 43% | 56% |
| Pew Research Center2026-09-30 – 2026-10-04 adults · 5,062 | 2026-09-30 – 2026-10-04 | adults · 5,062 | 30% | 68% |
| 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% |
What this person said on the record, as reported, newest first.

Donald Trump said a meeting involving Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would be arranged soon in an effort to end the war between their countries, now in its fifth year.
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Bloomberg News

US President Donald Trump said he expects to meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky soon. He said a meeting would be arranged shortly and that “a lot of progress” was being made with Russia and Ukraine.
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Donald Trump said the Iran war would end “when I want it to.” A report from The Hill says the cost of the conflict has climbed to $47 billion.
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CNBC

With a week until the midterms, Trump says he will respect the results only if the elections are “honest.” The program also discusses RFK Jr.’s verbal attack on Arabs’ contributions to science and literature and anti-Muslim rhetoric around Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate campaign.
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CNN

Trump said the EPA plans to ease regulations intended to curb methane leaks. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas and a major contributor to climate change.
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NBC News

Donald Trump said at a rally in Texas that his administration would end Biden-era rules holding oil and gas companies accountable for major methane leaks. He claimed the move would save consumers and energy producers $45bn and unlock 210 million barrels of oil, while critics warned of climate dangers.
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President Donald Trump formally proposed scaling back methane controls on oil and gas companies Tuesday, in his administration’s latest major effort to undo federal rules designed to address human-caused climate change.
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Bloomberg News

Donald Trump returned to Texas on Tuesday for a last push to help Senate candidate Ken Paxton. Paxton’s close contest in a state that usually leans reliably conservative has Republicans worried they could lose control of the chamber.
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Bloomberg News

Trump made his third trip to Texas in a month on Tuesday, seeking to prevent Democrats from winning their first statewide election there in decades. He highlighted a tanker carrying Venezuelan oil and floated the idea of Venezuela becoming the 51st state.
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The Associated Press

President Donald Trump highlighted his administration’s economic agenda and thanked supporters at a rally in Corpus Christi, Texas.
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Fox News
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Human rights lawyer and author Sarah Leah Whitson analyses the latest developments in the US-Iran war.

US President Donald Trump says renewed fighting with Iran will not continue for “too long” and claims the United States controls the Strait of Hormuz.

A White House official says President Trump invited several dozen Republican lawmakers, including some from competitive races, to dine with him at the White House tonight.

The Interior Department announced Wednesday that a proposal would allow oil and gas drilling beneath a Utah national wildlife refuge, reversing fossil-fuel development restrictions last affirmed during the George W. Bush administration.
Donald Trump’s extremely well-funded political operation has launched an eagerly awaited advertising campaign ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Its first ads center on Trump himself, an unpopular focus, as a panel considers whether the strategy can help Republicans while his popularity declines.

A federal judge on Wednesday reaffirmed the constitutional right to birthright citizenship and blocked President Donald Trump’s latest executive order seeking to limit it.

The program examines politics and global business. Rep. Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, says he does not believe Iran’s regime is close to collapse and warns that more economic pressure could backfire on U.S. consumers through higher energy and goods prices. The show also covers AI and the G20 summit.

The Justice Department moved Wednesday to require states to provide information on undocumented immigrants or risk losing federal funding for two key public assistance programs. The move represents a sweeping revision of the policy.
President Donald Trump said he was pleased that Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle plan to leave the United States and return to live in the UK, while taking a swipe at the royal couple.
Donald Trump says Apple Maps and Google Maps have adopted the name “Lake America” in the United States after a directive from his administration.
