The latest five surveys as each pollster published them, compiled by VoteHub (CC BY 4.0) and retrieved 2026-10-29. 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.
President Donald Trump acknowledged that Vice President JD Vance wrote to Iranian authorities, but played down the outreach, saying its focus was an offer of medical supplies to Iran.
Donald Trump accused Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola of voter fraud and said she should be prosecuted. The New York Times had reported that her campaign helped recruit Dan J. Sullivan to run against GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan; Peltola’s campaign denied involvement.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran is in close contact with mediators over ideas for carrying out its seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran says diplomacy remains possible as mediators discuss a plan to end the war with the United States.
The program examines the intersection of politics and global business. A guest says the Fed’s decision to hold rates steady is puzzling because another increase remains likely; a Republican polling strategist discusses controversy surrounding another Dan Sullivan.
On Wednesday, Trump determined that imported robotics and machinery posed national security risks, but imposed no immediate tariffs. He instead directed officials to discuss import levels with foreign governments.
Asked Tuesday whether he would accept the midterm results whatever happens, Trump said he would—provided the elections are honest. The remark came as he has sought this year to tilt the midterms toward Republicans through redistricting efforts in Texas and other states.
Trump said he hopes to hold a trilateral summit with Putin and Zelensky soon, expecting “a lot of progress.” Zelensky said Russia appears serious about talks in Abu Dhabi, where discussions may cover de-escalation in the energy sector and at sea, prisoner exchanges and a possible leaders’ meeting. A call between Putin, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre lasted nearly 90 minutes instead of the planned 30; Denmark’s prime minister criticized the initiative for not being coordinated with other EU countries. EU representatives also plan to join the Abu Dhabi talks. Separately, a Russian overnight strike on Kharkiv killed one person and injured four.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he expects to meet soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and predicted “a lot of progress.” Trilateral talks among the three countries are expected in Abu Dhabi in mid-November, but no date or concrete agreement has been announced.
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.
Business owners in the Niagara region respond to Donald Trump renaming Lake Ontario, saying the lake remains Lake Ontario and its name will not change.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is preparing for what could be his busiest travel schedule in more than seven years, partly to persuade countries that Beijing offers stronger global leadership than the United States.
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Donald Trump called Iran a “Failed Nation,” claiming its economy and military are broken. The statement followed U.S. strikes on Iranian launchers on Larak Island and Iran’s ballistic-missile retaliation toward U.S. bases in Jordan. With sanctions tightening and oil exports falling, an expert said Iran may be nearing an economic breaking point.
A whistleblower says the complex system the U.S. Postal Service was ordered to rapidly build to vet mail ballots is flawed and has not been tested. Trump’s executive order requiring it is being blocked in court.
Donald Trump has suggested he is reconsidering US support for Britain’s sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, a move that could strain Washington’s “special relationship” with London. The remarks signal a willingness to use the dispute to pressure the UK to increase defence spending and Nato contributions, while Argentina continues to claim the South Atlantic islands.
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South Korea’s intelligence agency sees indications that the US and North Korea could be moving back toward dialogue, and believes a summit between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un could happen at any time, according to a lawmaker briefed by the agency.
The Trump administration says the US will form a private joint venture with North American Blue Energy Partners, owned by Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt. The Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital will hold 35 percent, while the US will be able to buy 20 percent of output at cost. Acting President Delcy Rodriguez is granting the company 100-year rights to 17 fields, and Betancourt has pledged $100bn for new oil infrastructure.
As the on-again, off-again hostilities between the US and Iran resumed after more than six months, President Donald Trump dismissed concerns that the conflict was draining American firepower. Borrowing costs were also rising.
Analysts warn that the agreement involving 65bn barrels may fail to attract investment from US groups and could destabilise Venezuela’s interim president.