A sharp scandal has erupted in Germany following the appearance of Audi CEO Gernot Döllner at a pre-election rally for US President Donald Trump. On October 24, 2026, in Perry (Georgia), the head of the German automaker stood alongside Trump and announced plans to invest around $4 billion in building...
Trump administration pushes Viktor Orbán for UN Secretary-General post
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is promoting the candidacy of former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for the position of United Nations Secretary-General. Washington expects that Russia and China will also support him, making him a joint candidate of three permanent members of the Security Council. This was...
Nearly 70% of Americans concerned about corruption in the Trump administration
Ahead of the U.S. midterm elections on November 3, about 69% of registered voters said they were “very” or “somewhat” concerned about “corruption, using official position for personal gain, or conflicts of interest” in the administration of President Donald Trump. This is according to a poll by the Financial Times...
More than half of Americans believe Trump’s Actions warrant impeachment
According to a new public opinion poll conducted by Politico between October 16 and 19, 2026, 54% of Americans believe that U.S. President Donald Trump has committed offenses that constitute grounds for impeachment. This view is shared by 81% of voters who plan to support Democrats in the midterm congressional...
French presidential candidate accuses Trump of undermining European security over deal with Russia
French MEP and center-left presidential candidate Raphaël Glucksmann sharply criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to ease restrictions on the export of Russian diesel fuel. Speaking on October 13 at a competitiveness summit in Paris, he said the move benefits the Kremlin and weakens Europe’s position. “At the head of...
Trump administration fails to invite OSCE observers to midterm elections for first time since 2002
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has declined to invite international observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) to the midterm elections to Congress, which will take place on November 3, 2026. This is the first such case since 2002, when the OSCE began regularly...
Most Americans see Trump prioritizing personal business over the country’s interests
Most Americans believe that U.S. President Donald Trump is benefiting from his office in unethical or illegal ways and is more focused on increasing his personal wealth than on helping the country’s citizens. This is shown by the results of a new poll by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs...
US Senate accuses Trump of breaking the law over Russian diesel imports
A group of seven US senators—four Republicans and three Democrats—issued a joint statement accusing President Donald Trump’s administration of violating federal law by allowing the import of Russian diesel fuel. The lawmakers demanded that the decision be immediately reversed. In the statement, published on Sunday, the senators recalled that in...
The United States has left the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption body
The United States has formally withdrawn from the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO). The Council of Europe announced this on September 29, saying Washington had submitted the notification the day before. Before the United States, only Russia and Belarus had left GRECO. The United States joined the group in...
US TV networks boycott coverage of the president following CNN’s suspension
Major U.S. television networks — FOX News Media, ABC News, CBS News, CNN and NBC News — on Monday suspended their joint television coverage of events involving President Donald Trump. The decision followed the administration’s refusal to allow CNN to serve as the White House television pool representative. For years,...