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President Trump has ordered Lake Ontario to be renamed “Lake America,” NBC News reports. The move comes as the trade war between the United States and Canada intensifies.

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 2026-10-31. 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% |
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At a campaign rally, Donald Trump urged voters to send Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed “back to where he came from.” El-Sayed, who was born and raised in Michigan, is running against Republican Mike Rogers.
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At a White House meeting with Stephen Hubbard, Donald Trump praised Russia for agreeing to release the American. Trump said he made an impromptu request to Vladimir Putin, who agreed and was “very nice” about it. Hubbard had been convicted in Russia of fighting on the side of Ukrainian forces.
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Trump said the US was investigating whether North Korean hackers carried out a $6.3 billion heist targeting Binance, an incident that has shaken the cryptocurrency world.
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says four tankers were hit in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump says the war on Iran will “get wrapped up soon.”
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President Donald Trump said the United States is not lifting restrictions on the Russian Direct Investment Fund for now. Speaking at the White House with recently released American Stephen Hubbard, Trump said he was pleased about Hubbard’s release and called those who wanted him to sanction Russia “stupid people.”
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The broadcast reports Rubio’s warning that the world faces interconnected economic and geopolitical threats and says the G20 needs to work together on disruptions to food markets, supply chains and trade. Trump said on October 30 that the conflict with Iran would end soon and that Washington must ensure Tehran does not seek nuclear weapons. It also reports aid entering occupied Oleshky, evacuations of civilians, and Spain’s investigation into its second fatal high-speed train crash this year.
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After a $6.3 billion hack of Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, calls for legislation are growing. President Trump says the incident is being investigated.
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Donald Trump insulted a Reuters reporter’s appearance and called him “disgusting” after the reporter asked why Trump had canceled two upcoming campaign events. A day later, Trump rescheduled rallies in Kansas and Iowa.
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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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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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President Trump has ordered Lake Ontario to be renamed “Lake America,” NBC News reports. The move comes as the trade war between the United States and Canada intensifies.

Judge Christopher Cooper questioned why the Kennedy Center is rushing to restore President Donald Trump’s name by September 8. Cooper previously ruled the addition illegal and said only Congress could rename the building, but the Trump-aligned board renewed the effort. Lawyers for Representative Joyce Beatty called the move outright defiance of the court.

US President Donald Trump has ordered Lake Ontario to be called Lake America in US federal records as trade tensions with Canada intensify after negotiations collapsed. Canadian officials rejected the move, while Prime Minister Mark Carney defended the lake’s historic name. The order cannot bind Canada, private companies or US states.

The program examines politics and global business. Former US ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder says the Trump administration lacks a concerted strategy for pressuring Russia. It also reports that the Texas Senate race is essentially tied, with Ken Paxton’s political and personal baggage helping put the state in play for Democrats.

The UAE’s national security adviser is taking a major investment role in a banking venture linked to President Trump’s family and holds a 49% stake, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The Trump administration is discussing with Venezuela’s interim government whether to take an ownership stake in the South American country’s oil resources, Axios reported on Thursday, citing two U.S. officials.
A judge has pressed the Kennedy Center’s plan to add Donald Trump’s name with pointed questions.
With Europe increasingly uneasy about Moscow’s targeting of governments that arm and fund Ukraine, Donald Trump said he saw little likelihood of Vladimir Putin attacking NATO territory.
On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America and called Canadian trade negotiators “nasty people.” Power & Politics speaks with Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu and auto-parts representative Flavio Volpe about the latest episode in the ongoing trade war between the neighbouring countries.

Days after Canada retaliated against 50 per cent U.S. tariffs, U.S. President Donald Trump escalated the trade war again by issuing an executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America. The Power & Politics panel discusses the move and its implications for the future of Canada-U.S. relations.
