World Leader, Pedro Sánchez, Boycotts Trump to Meet the President’s Nemesis

Spain’s prime minister opted not to attend the United Nations General Assembly reception that Donald Trump hosted on Tuesday in New York, instead meeting with California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Pedro Sánchez,

The GOP stampede away from Trump is growing — including in pretty red districts

Republicans choosing to distance themselves from President Donald Trump ahead of the 2026 midterm election was somewhat inevitable, given how historically unpopular Trump is.

China's Xi kicks off state visit to Washington on Wednesday with a rare planeside welcome from Trump

When Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington on Wednesday, he's expected to get a rare greeting from President Donald Trump, who will be on the tarmac to welcome his counterpart's plane instead of waiting for him to drive up to the White House.
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Trump administration tells Congress it will admit 17,500 white South African refugees

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration plans to limit the number of refugees admitted to the country to 17,500 mostly white South Africans, the administration told Congress Tuesday, as it continues to transform a program that at one point served as a pathway to safety for people fleeing war and strife from countries around the world.

‘You should not be here,’ Trump tells CNN at UN as standoff with media outlets persists

“It’s an honor to be here,” Trump said as he entered U.N. doors Tuesday ahead of his speech to the General Assembly and faced Kaitlan Collins of CNN, a frequent target of his ire. “I’m surprised that CNN is here covering me. You should not be here covering me. You said you weren’t going to cover me.”
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Shock CNN poll reveals Republicans abandoning Trump on 1 major issue

The latest CNN poll, conducted by SSRS and released Tuesday, found that 73% of Americans disapproved of Trump’s handling of the situation in Iran.

Republicans want to turn Mamdani into a bogeyman for the midterms. Trump just made that harder

Trump grew up in Queens, which Mamdani represented in the New York Assembly before running for mayor and winning a startling upset. He has since expanded his political power in the city, helping to push three candidates to victory in Democratic congressional primaries earlier this year.

Wife of detained Chinese American scientist hopes Trump brings up his case in Xi summit

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ahead of a high-stakes summit between the U.S. and Chinese leaders, the wife of a detained Chinese American seismologist expressed hope that an intervention by President Donald Trump could bring home her husband, Youlin Chen, nearly two years after he was detained in China.

World shows hints of bucking Trump at the UN

There were subtle indications among the world’s leaders that while Trump must still be reckoned with, some are going their own way.