Donald Trump’s Approval Rating Reaches New Low Point: Poll
Donald Trump’s approval rating on immigration has reached a new low, according to polling. Why It Matters Immigration was the cornerstone of Trump’s 2024 campaign and an issue Trump previously polled highly on. But recent polls have shown Trump’s approval rating on immigration underwater. A decline in approval now—especially as immigration remains a central focus—signals […]
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Donald Trump Responds to Qatar Plane Backlash: ‘World Class Losers’
By Khaleda Rahman is Newsweek’s National Correspondent based in London, UK. Her focus is reporting on education and national news. Khaleda joined Newsweek in 2019 and had previously worked at the MailOnline in London, New York and Sydney. She is a graduate of University College London. Languages: English. You can get in touch with Khaleda […]
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Donald Trump’s Approval Rating Double-Digits Above Water on Key Issue—Poll
More than half of Americans approve of President Donald Trump‘s approach to transgender issues—exceeding his overall job approval rating—according to a new Associated Press-NORC poll. Why It Matters After campaigning heavily on transgender issues, one of Trump’s first executive orders declared that there are only two genders—”male and female.” He has heavily pushed policies and […]
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Liz Cheney Rebukes Donald Trump in Post Praising New Pope Leo XIV
Former Representative Liz Cheney took a swipe at President Donald Trump as she welcomed the election of a new pontiff, Pope Leo XIV. Although the former GOP congresswoman from Wyoming did not explicitly mention the president, it was apparent that she was describing Trump as “an American man of depraved cruelty, corruption, and shame” in […]
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Video of Girl Asking Donald Trump to ‘Make Barbies Cheaper’ Resurfaces
Footage of a girl asking then former-President Donald Trump to bring down the price of her favorite dolls has resurfaced, drawing ironic attention given his recent comments about dolls and Barbie maker Mattel’s tariff-driven decision to raise its prices. At a campaign event for Trump in Michigan last September, an MSNBC reporter asked two girls, […]
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Donald Trump Set to Announce New Trade Deal With Britain: Report
President Donald Trump is set to announce a new trade deal with Britain on Thursday, The New York Times reports. Newsweek reached out to the Department of the Treasury via email for comment Wednesday night. Why It Matters Stock markets dipped, and experts warned of a possible recession after Trump’s flip-flops on tariffs in recent […]
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Who is Tina Peters? Donald Trump Demands Jailed Election Clerk Be Released
By Martha McHardy is a U.S. News reporter based in London, U.K. Her focus is on polling and California politics. She has covered U.S. news extensively, including the 2024 election and pro-Palestine protests at U.S. colleges. Martha joined Newsweek in 2024 from The Independent and had previously freelanced at The Sun, The Mirror and MyLondon. […]
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Donald Trump Says He Asked To Send US Army Into Mexico
President Donald Trump said that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has turned down his offer to deploy American troops into Mexico to fight against the country’s drug cartels. Newsweek contacted the Mexican Foreign Ministry for comment on Monday via email outside of regular office hours. Why It Matters Between 2015 and 2021, the number of murders […]
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Donald Trump Wants to Reopen and Expand Infamous Alcatraz Prison
President Donald Trump announced plans Sunday to reopen and expand the historic Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary to house “America’s most ruthless and violent Offenders.” The former prison located in San Francisco, which operated from 1934 to 1963 and once held notorious criminals like Al Capone, would be “substantially enlarged and rebuilt” according to Trump’s Truth Social […]
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Catholics Rebuke Donald Trump’s AI-Generated Pope Image
Catholics denounced an artificial intelligence (AI)-generated image of President Donald Trump dressed as the pope, calling it offensive and disrespectful as they continue to mourn the death of Pope Francis. Newsweek has reached out to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Holy See Press for comment via email on Saturday. Why It […]
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