EconomyTrump announces ‘MASSIVE’ oil deal, calls it ‘Historic’
Fox Business contributor Phil Flynn analyzes the oil deal between the United States and Venezuela announced by President Donald Trump and its potential effect on U.S. gas prices.

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 2026-10-30. 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.

ExxonMobil and Chevron, the two largest U.S. oil companies, reported exceptionally large profits as oil prices stayed sharply elevated because of the U.S. war with Iran. Trump promoted the benefits of high oil prices.
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NBC News

Donald Trump said he believes the war with Iran will end soon, whatever the way it is brought to a close. He said Iran must reach a deal and that the United States needs a guarantee it will never have a nuclear weapon.
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Speaking ahead of the November 3 midterm congressional elections, US President Donald Trump said Friday that he believed the war with Iran would end soon, but offered no explanation of how it would happen.
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Reuters

Trump is calling on the Justice Department to step up its investigations into Alaska’s Senate race.
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NBC News

US President Donald Trump criticized a reporter’s appearance after being asked why he was not traveling to Kansas to campaign for the midterms.
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Trump said Vice President JD Vance’s contact with Iran concerned helping it obtain medical supplies. US media reported that Vance had sent a letter seeking to revive peace talks; Iran has received it but has not responded, and says its conditions must be met. The diplomatic effort has yielded no breakthrough, while US military options remain under consideration.
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CGTN

Ukraine’s military has halted strikes on Russian oil refineries after pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the operations.
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Reuters

Fox News reports the latest developments in an alleged ballot scheme in Alaska. Trump is calling for Mary Peltola to be prosecuted; the report also mentions a data breach targeting the Department of Homeland Security.
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Fox News

Bloomberg’s Anna Edgerton discusses the Alaska Senate race with Joe Mathieu, including potential legal and campaign-finance questions surrounding ballot stacking. Trump calls it voter fraud.
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Bloomberg Television

At a rally in South Carolina, Trump said Canada had been treating the United States “extremely nicely recently.” He has been engaged in a tariff war with Canada.
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Reuters
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Fox Business contributor Phil Flynn analyzes the oil deal between the United States and Venezuela announced by President Donald Trump and its potential effect on U.S. gas prices.

Colm Tóibín has spent his career writing about leaving home. As Trump reshapes America, the author of “Brooklyn” is considering what might prompt him to move once more.
More than two months before the midterm elections, it remains uncertain whether Democrats will regain control of Congress and its subpoena power. President Donald Trump is already establishing legal positions to challenge any effort by lawmakers to investigate him.
Donald Trump says the United States has reached a deal to control 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s oil reserves. He has long been candid about wanting the US to secure Venezuelan oil and has urged oil companies to invest in the South American country.

This news quiz covers the reverence for Dolly Parton’s legacy, another body of water renamed by Donald Trump, a tennis star’s return to the U.S. Open, the scheduled trial of a man accused of being the 9/11 mastermind, and a settlement in a social media lawsuit.

President Donald Trump announced on Friday an unprecedented US effort to take control of one-fifth of Venezuela’s vast oil reserves. He is betting American companies can revive the OPEC member’s battered energy sector while adding crude supplies to help lower US fuel prices.

President Donald Trump announced Friday an unprecedented US effort to take control of a fifth of Venezuela’s vast oil reserves. He is betting American companies can revive the OPEC member’s battered energy industry while supplying new crude to help lower fuel prices in the United States.

The Netherlands’ Trimbos Institute has warned people not to take Trump-shaped ecstasy pills after testing found several contained very high levels of PMMA. The substance acts later than MDMA and often lacks its stimulating effect, raising the risk of overdose and potentially fatal overheating.

Former White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez must pay more than $172,000 after using advance knowledge of Donald Trump's speeches to bet on Kalshi. He will surrender $107,539.02 in profits, pay a $65,000 civil penalty and face a three-year trading ban.

Trump’s summit with Xi Jinping has raised the question of whether Taiwan could become a bargaining chip in U.S.-China talks. Speaking to VOA, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State David Stilwell said Trump’s flattering remarks about Xi were more of a negotiating tactic, and the summit’s rhetoric should not be read simply as a shift in U.S. policy toward Taiwan.
