USA under Donald Trump "This is what the president wants": Will there soon be a Trump Stadium in Washington?

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22:56

A Trump stadium? White House takes a liking to naming idea

The White House is taking a liking to the idea of naming a new sports stadium in the US capital Washington after President Donald Trump. "That would be a nice name, because it was President Trump who made it possible to rebuild the new stadium," spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told The Hill and the sports channel ESPN. A high-ranking White House official was also quoted by ESPN as saying: "This is what the president wants. And it's probably going to happen." ESPN had previously reported, citing people familiar with the situation, that Trump was pushing for the stadium to be named accordingly.

The new stadium will primarily serve as the home of the Washington Commanders football team. It is planned with around 65,000 seats and is to be built on the eastern outskirts of the city on the site of the dilapidated RFK Stadium. The costs are estimated at around 3.7 billion US dollars (around 3 billion Swiss francs). As part of the project, a comprehensive redesign of the district is also planned - with stores, apartments and green spaces.

The current stadium on the Anacostia River, around three kilometers from the Capitol, can no longer be used. The Commanders have not played there since 1996, but in the neighboring state of Maryland. On Sunday, Trump will watch the team's home game against the Detroit Lions there, according to the White House.

10.15 p.m.

Longest shutdown in history massively slows down air traffic

The partial shutdown of government business is having an increasing impact on air traffic. According to the website "FlightAware ", more than 1,000 flights within the USA, into the USA or out of the USA had already been canceled by the afternoon (local time). Almost 4,400 other connections were delayed.

According to NBC, Charlotte Douglas International Airport in the state of North Carolina was the worst affected. In second place was Newark Liberty International Airport in the state of New Jersey, through which many travelers come to New York.

Because Democrats and Republicans in Congress cannot agree on a budget, regular government operations are largely paralyzed. Many federal employees are currently not receiving a salary. Programs to provide low-income households with food are under pressure. Processes at the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and ground staff at airports are also affected. The FAA initially wants to reduce flight movements by around four percent, but this could rise to ten percent by the middle of the month.

9.48 pm

"This is pure vindictiveness": Chuck Schumer sharply criticizes Trump government

The chairman of the minority group in the Senate, Chuck Schumer, sharply criticizes the Trump administration for taking the issue of food aid to the Supreme Court. The court ruled on Friday evening that the White House can suspend food stamps for the time being.

"For this administration to go all the way to the Supreme Court just to avoid paying SNAP benefits to hungry children is pathological (...) it's pure vindictiveness," Schumer said, according to CNN.

While Democrats and Republicans continue to blame each other for the shutdown, Schumer argued that "this crisis is in the hands of the government".

5.23 p.m.

Many delays in air traffic despite countermeasures

Although the airlines have already canceled four percent of flights from the 40 largest airports, staffing problems at air traffic control are causing countless delays in the USA, as CNN reports.

For example, the control tower at Newark Liberty International Airport is understaffed. There are also staffing problems with air traffic controllers at the major airports in Atlanta, Houston, Detroit and Chicago. In addition, numerous air route traffic control centers, which manage incoming flights at higher altitudes, are understaffed.

The website FlightAware reports almost 1900 flights in the morning so far.

1 p.m.

"The oldest damn president": Joe Biden's first political appearance since September 2024

"Did you see the results on Tuesday?" says Joe Biden to cheers from the Democrats he is visiting in Omaha, Nebraska. The 82-year-old was back on the political stage after a long time.

"You know what it feels like to be outnumbered," he calls out to his fellow party members, who have not won in Nebraska since 1968. "But every election, you put up the signs and make your voices heard. The country desperately needs you."

Biden does not talk about his departure as a candidate in the last presidential race. He only says this much: "I have the dubious honor. I'm the youngest man ever elected to the US Senate, and I'm the oldest damn president".

Anyone who believes that Biden would respond to Trump's constant attacks on his person by attacking him is mistaken. But: "What we have to do is fix our mistakes, and we started that on Tuesday," says Biden.

The ex-president is currently undergoing radiotherapy for his cancer. He did not talk about his health at the event. It was his first political appearance since September 2024.

Joe Biden just finished giving remarks at an event for the Nebraska Democrat Party. He appears to start heading off stage when you can hear him being told to “stay on stage.” pic.twitter.com/5DtIMqgn3l

— Derrick Evans (@DerrickEvans4WV) November 8, 2025

10.50 am

Court confirms Trump's end to food aid for the time being

In the midst of the budget freeze in the US, the country's Supreme Court has temporarily suspended the continuation of food aid ordered by a US court. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson issued a so-called administrative stay yesterday, giving the court more time to hear the case.

Earlier this week, a US court had ordered US President Donald Trump's administration to provide full funding for food aid for November until the end of Friday.

The US Department of Justice then appealed the court's order to the Supreme Court yesterday. Only the US Congress can end the crisis, the Justice Department said.

Instead, a US court had "used the current budget impasse as permission to declare a federal bankruptcy and appoint itself a trustee tasked with picking winners and losers among those seeking a share of the limited remaining federal funds."

10:50 a.m.

What you need to know about food assistance

The Supreme Court's decision affects millions of U.S. citizens. Under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap), about 42 million people in the U.S. with no or low income receive payment cards so they can buy fruits and vegetables, meat and dairy products.

This costs the state around nine billion dollars a month, which is affected by the current budget freeze. Snap aid therefore expired at the beginning of November.

A budget freeze has been in place in the USA since October 1, and hundreds of thousands of federal employees have not been paid since then due to the so-called shutdown. The budget freeze came into force after Republicans and Democrats in Congress were unable to agree on a transitional budget.

Since then, both sides have blamed each other for the paralysis of parts of the administration. The shutdown will only end once an interim budget has been passed. An agreement is still not in sight.

9.20 am

Trump wants "to hear no more about affordability"

Thanksgiving is on November 27 in the USA, but some people don't feel like celebrating in the run-up. The authorities warn that 20 percent of all flights are at risk of being canceled before the holiday due to the shutdown. The Supreme Court has also allowed Donald Trump to temporarily stop paying food aid to the needy - see above.

"Thanksgiving costs and the cost of living during Thanksgiving," says Trump. "Our energy costs are way down, our food prices are way down, everything is way down. And the press is not reporting it."

Trump: Our energy costs are way down. Our groceries are way down. Everything is way down. And the press does not report it… Thanksgiving meals 25% down. So I don't want to hear about the affordability. pic.twitter.com/hnyHp2wWRP

— Acyn (@Acyn) November 7, 2025

"You know, I call the Democrats crooks, they make up numbers." Compared to his predecessor Joe Biden, the cost of the party has fallen by 25 percent. "That's the biggest cost reduction in the history of this table, or whatever they do."

Fact checkTrump defends his domestic economic record - but is he right?

His conclusion: "I don't want to hear any more about affordability because of that."

Compared to Biden, gasoline is only half as expensive. "We literally have no inflation," Trump fibs. "So affordability is better with the Republicans." Poll numbers are good, he says, and factories will soon be opening and new jobs will become available. Trump even promises an "economic revolution".

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7 a.m.

Trump smells meat conspiracy

Donald Trump accuses several meat processing companies of illegal price fixing for beef. He has asked the Department of Justice to initiate an investigation immediately, the Republican announced on the Truth Social platform.

He did not provide any evidence for his accusations. The majority of the companies are foreign-owned and artificially inflate the price of beef. It was not clear from Trump's post exactly where the companies are based.

In a further post on Truth Social, the US President threatened that those responsible would pay a "high price" if these were criminal offenses.

The US President is currently under political pressure due to the rise in beef prices. For example, the price of minced beef has risen every month since the beginning of the year, according to data from the statistics authority.

Trump also confronted US cattle farmers, who were being unfairly blamed for the price increase, he wrote on Truth Social.

6.30 a.m.

Whites will be "killed and slaughtered": Trump threatens to boycott G20

US President Donald Trump is threatening South Africa with a US boycott of the G20 summit in Johannesburg this month. In a post on the Truth Social platform, the Republican accused the country of killing white farmers and illegally confiscating their land.

Trump did not provide any evidence and went on to write: "As long as these human rights violations continue, no representative of the US government will attend." Trump described it as a "disgrace" that the G20 summit is taking place in South Africa.

The group of leading industrialized and emerging economies (G20) includes 19 countries, the European Union and the African Union. The countries include the major Western democracies such as the USA, Germany and the UK, but also authoritarian states such as Russia, China and Saudi Arabia. The summit is scheduled for November 22 and 23.

Trump had already canceled his participation at the beginning of September. Instead, he wanted to send Vice President JD Vance. However, with Trump's new threat, it is now unclear whether this will happen at all.

There have long been political differences of opinion between the USA and South Africa. In May, Trump publicly humiliated South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa during his visit to the White House. The US President had already bombarded his guest with unsubstantiated accusations that South Africa was committing "genocide" against white farmers.

South Africa rejected the accusation. Experts contradict Trump's account of an alleged genocide in South Africa. The US President has repeatedly complained of discrimination against white minorities in South Africa, in particular the so-called Afrikaans, who are descendants of Dutch settlers. They led the racist apartheid regime in South Africa until the early 1990s, which systematically discriminated against the black majority of the population.

Trump ended his post on Truth Social by saying that he was looking forward to his role as host of the next G20 summit in Miami, Florida. According to his earlier statements, one of his golf resorts is to be the venue for the summit.

The US President had assured at the time that no money would be made from this. The luxury Doral resort near Miami is located very close to an airport and is "the best location" for the summit in December 2026. The Washington Post had reported at the time that Trump had already planned to host a G7 summit there during his first term of office - but there had been criticism from many sides.

Saturday, November 8, 6 a.m.

USA lifts sanctions against Syria's president

A few days before the visit of Syrian interim president Ahmed Al-Sharaa to the White House, the USA lifts sanctions against him. The US State Department announced that Al-Sharaa would be removed from a list of terrorists sanctioned by the government.

Al-Sharaa has been on the list since 2013. Syria's Interior Minister Anas Hasan Khattab will also no longer be on the list in future, it added. According to the Foreign Ministry, the progress made by the Syrian leadership after the fall of long-term ruler Bashar al-Assad and many years of oppression was recognized.

As interim president, al-Sharaa is working to locate missing Americans, fight terrorism and drug trafficking and establish security in the region.

The day after tomorrow, Assad's successor is expected to meet with US President Donald Trump at the White House. Since Syria's independence in 1946, no president of the country has ever been received in Washington for a government visit.

The UN Security Council already lifted sanctions against Al-Sharaa and his interior minister on Thursday. A resolution introduced by the USA was adopted almost unanimously with 14 votes in favor, only China abstained.

The two members of the government were previously on the Security Council's international sanctions list due to previous links to the Islamist terrorist organization Al-Qaeda. The US delegation saw the vote as a signal for a new political beginning in Syria after Assad's fall last year.

23.02 hrs

Airlines cancel hundreds of US flights due to shutdown

Hundreds of flights within the USA have been canceled due to the cuts in air traffic ordered by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Due to the ongoing government shutdown, the authority is gradually reducing the number of take-offs and landings at around 40 busy airports in order to reduce the pressure on unpaid air traffic controllers. According to flight data from the FlightAware portal, almost 1,000 flights were already canceled nationwide on Friday.

7.50 pm

Elite US university Cornell reaches agreement with Trump administration

The renowned US university Cornell is giving in to pressure from the government: The university in the state of New York has agreed to pay 60 million dollars and accept President Donald Trump's administration's interpretation of civil rights laws. In return, its state funding will be restored and the investigations against the elite university will be ended.

An agreement has been formally finalized with the @WhiteHouse, @TheJusticeDept, and @USEdGov. Read the full statement: https://t.co/xyfAlBkhN2 pic.twitter.com/BTSqKqP3cR

— Cornell University (@Cornell) November 7, 2025

Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff announced the agreement on Friday, saying it preserves the university's academic freedom and preserves more than $250 million in research funding that the government had withheld in the wake of investigations into alleged civil rights violations. 30 million dollars will go directly to the US government, with another 30 million earmarked for research projects that support American farmers.

6.01 pm

US government does not want to pay out food aid

The US government of President Donald Trump is taking legal action against the ordered funding of the Snap food program for the month of November. It asked an appeals court on Friday to suspend all court orders requiring it to spend more money than is available in an emergency fund. A federal judge on Thursday had given the government a deadline of Friday to make full payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap).

The legal battle over the program, which supports about one in eight Americans, is dragging on. Initially, the government announced that it would not fund any Snap aid at all in November, citing the current government shutdown as the reason. Then last week, two judges ordered the government to fund at least part of the aid. The government initially declared that it would cover half of the aid and then increased this to 65 percent.

In its motion on Friday, the Trump administration argued that the full snap funding order issued on Thursday violated the US Constitution. Courts have neither the right to authorize funds nor the right to spend them, the US Department of Justice wrote to the court.

3.18 pm

USA boycotts UN review of its human rights record

The USA is the second country after Israel to refuse a UN review of its human rights situation. As expected, the US chairs remained empty at the scheduled meeting of the responsible working group in Geneva.

The US government had also not submitted a report on the situation in the USA in advance. The working group of the UN Human Rights Council formally noted the "non-cooperation". This has no direct consequences. The working group invited the USA to rejoin the process at a later date.

US President Donald Trump's administration argues that the United Nations (UN) is only feigning concern for human rights while allowing known human rights violators to use the UN to protect themselves from investigation. This compromises the monitoring mechanism, they said when asked.

Since 2008, all 193 UN member states have had to undergo this review of the human rights situation approximately every five years. Countries report on their implementation of human rights standards, other countries can ask questions, raise issues and make recommendations. Germany's last turn came in 2023. The procedure is called the UPR ("universal periodic review").

Israel was the only country to avoid a review once, in 2013, but resumed cooperation a few months later.

2.28 pm

South Americans rail against Trump's climate policy

Host Brazil and other South American countries have come down hard on US President Donald Trump's environmental policy ahead of this year's climate summit. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva spoke of lies yesterday in Belém.

His colleagues from Colombia and Chile, Gustavo Petro and Gabriel Boric, joined in. Argentinian President Javier Milei, on the other hand, boycotted the meeting ahead of the COP30 world climate conference.

As Trump betrays people and the planet, I’m headed next week to the U.N.’s COP30 climate conference in Brazil. I’ll be joining our international partners to strengthen California’s climate commitments and showcase how our climate action is creating more jobs, cleaner air, and lower costs.

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— Governor Gavin Newsom (@governor.ca.gov) 7. November 2025 um 00:18

After taking office once again, Trump withdrew the USA from the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, whose signatories committed to keeping the global average temperature from rising by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to the average value in the mid-19th century.

However, according to calculations made by the UN Environment Program Unep at the beginning of the week, this mark cannot be maintained and will probably be exceeded within the next ten years.

Lula warned that the "window of opportunity we have to act" is closing fast. "Extremist forces are fabricating falsehoods to gain electoral advantage and keep future generations trapped in an outdated model that perpetuates social and economic inequality and environmental degradation," he said, without mentioning Trump by name.

Factcheck: Trump’s climate report includes more than 100 false or misleading claims | @AyeshaTandon @leohickman Cecilia Keating @rtmcswee @tomoprater #CBarchive

Read here: https://t.co/PrtTHkfSI8 pic.twitter.com/IlX6Dmms0m

— Carbon Brief (@CarbonBrief) November 7, 2025

Petro, on the other hand, turned directly against Trump, saying his absence was one hundred percent wrong. "Trump is against humanity," said Petro, who is also at loggerheads with the US president on anti-drug policy. "We can see the collapse that can happen if the US doesn't decarbonize its economy."

Boric said Trump's claim that the climate crisis doesn't exist is a lie.

1:35 p.m.

Congressman in a war of words with Mike Johnson

The Speaker of the House of Representatives does not allow Congress to convene, although politicians - unlike federal employees - continue to receive their money during the shutdown.

Critics accuse Mike Johnson of wanting to prevent Adelita Grijalva from taking the oath of office: The Democrat would be the last missing vote to push through a petition to force the disclosure of the Epstein files.

Against this backdrop, a Democratic MP attended a press conference by Mike Johnson - and intervened: Chrissy Houlahan made serious accusations against the 53-year-old on the steps of the Capitol in Washington.

Rep. Chrissy Houlahan called out Speaker Mike Johnson for lying to the American people: He preaches “transparency” while running a shutdown circus. Her message was simple tell the truth or stop pretending you’re leading. The GOP’s moral compass is spinning—and she called it out live.

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— NewsCurrentNow (@newscurrentnow.com) 6. November 2025 um 20:30

The House of Representatives must reconvene and Johnson must persuade both parties to get back to politics, Houlahan warns. The Capitol Police intervene, but back down because the 58-year-old identifies herself as a member of parliament. In the ensuing battle of words, the politicians accuse each other of being responsible for the shutdown.

Johnson is so disrespectful as Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D) urges him to "call leadership of both parties" to find a solution to the government shutdown.

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— Luca (@lucagalletti.bsky.social) 6. November 2025 um 15:50

11.15 am

US layoffs: Worst October in 22 years

Due to the shutdown, the US Bureau of Statistics is currently not providing any figures. The economy is therefore looking all the more closely at figures collected by private institutions - such as the statistics on redundancies provided by Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

And these figures are anything but good: in October, 175 percent more layoffs were announced than in the same month last year, reports CNN. A total of 153,074 redundancies are reported.

"This is the highest figure for October in more than 20 years and the highest for a single month in the fourth quarter since 2008. As in 2003, disruptive technology is changing the landscape," the report says, referring to AI.

10.38 am

Trump to Danish CEO: "Maybe you should give us part of the company, like I asked for"

Novo Nordisk is the most valuable company in Europe: The Danish pharmaceutical company, which makes billions with weight loss injections, is currently in a bidding war for the US startup Metsera and has apparently submitted a higher purchase offer than competitor Pfizer.

When Donald Trump and the Novo-Nordisk president are asked about the issue in the White House, the 79-year-old says to company boss Maziar Mike Doustdar: "Maybe you should give us part of the company, like I asked, give the United States a nice big share of the company."

Trump to the Novo Nordisk CEO: "Maybe you should give us a piece of the company like I've been asking for."

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 6. November 2025 um 20:02

Doustdar discreetly ignores this bold demand and emphasizes that the rules of the free market apply: if Pfizier wanted to buy Metsera, the competitor would have to dig deeper into its pockets.

Under Trump, the government has acquired stakes in companies such as Intel, U.S. Steel, Trilogy Metals, Lithium Americas and MP Materials.

10.09 am

"Attack" with sandwich: demonstrator acquitted

"You may recall that - shortly after Trump deployed the National Guard in Washington for no reason this summer - a protester was arrested for throwing a salami sandwich at a border patrol agent," late-night host Stephen Colbert introduces this story.

"I hope you're happy, Donald Trump," Colbert continues. "Your fascist takeover of the city has caused Americans to do the unthinkable: not eat a sandwich. I didn't think I'd live to see it."

The thrower, a man named Sean Dunn, faced misdemeanor charges - after a felony plant failed: the trial began on November 3 - Sandwich Day, of all days. "It smelled like onions and mustard and exploded over my chest," the victim of the sandwich attack is quoted as saying.

Sean Dunn the Hero Subway Thrower Found NOT Guilty by Washington Jury. Yet another defeat for tRump appointed fool, the Incompetent Jeanine Pirro! Sometimes you can't indict a "ham sandwich" or a Thrown Sub, @JudgeJeanine !! pic.twitter.com/Eb2wJy64Nt

— Ted McConnell (@53856Ted) November 6, 2025

"Are we making a statement here or are we writing some eroitic sandwich porn?" asks Colbert. The border guard goes on to say that he felt the impact of the sandwich through his bulletproof vest. The defense attorney countered to the jury that a sandwich is hardly a weapon - especially not if you are wearing a protective vest.

Sean Dunn, the man who became known as Washington, D.C.'s "Sandwich Guy," was found not guilty of assault by a Washington, D.C. jury Thursday — and onlookers erupted with mockery.

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— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 6. November 2025 um 22:30

They took a similar view - and acquitted Dunn.

9.16 am

Guest faints behind Trump - emergency in the White House leaves the president cold

The unidentified man was actually lucky: when a guest fainted at Donald Trump's press conference in the White House yesterday, a medical team was able to attend to the man, who is said to have represented a pharmaceutical company.

incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 6. November 2025 um 19:10

When the person lost consciousness, Dr. Mehmet Oz administered first aid while the press was asked to leave the room. Before that, however, some photos were taken showing how Donald Trump reacted at that moment - barely at all.

According to press spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt, the patient has since recovered. The pictures of the passive Trump during the emergency are now doing the rounds on social networks - with little positive commentary about the US president.

📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY

Trump stands in the Oval Office while, behind him, Novo Nordisk executive Gordon Findlay lies on the floor upside down after losing consciousness. https://t.co/8t8Thy7Rze pic.twitter.com/1qmYe17nzD

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) November 6, 2025

8 a.m.

Venezuela attack? Senate rejects congressional say-so

US President Donald Trump does not need parliamentary approval for possible military action against Venezuela following a vote in the Senate.

The chamber rejected a bill to this effect yesterday by 51 votes to 49. The bill provided for any operations ordered by Trump against the South American country to be halted if they were not authorized by Congress.

The Republicans have a majority in both chambers of parliament - the Senate and the House of Representatives. In the vote, two Republicans joined the Democrats, who were nevertheless narrowly defeated.

The background to the decision is the massive deployment of US armed forces, with which Trump wants to combat drug smuggling from Latin America into the USA. In recent weeks, dozens of people are said to have died in attacks on boats allegedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean and the Pacific.

The USA speaks of smuggling "terrorists" and often makes a connection to Venezuela and its President Nicolás Maduro. The White House regards his government as a "terrorist drug cartel" with Maduro at its head.

The Washington Post reported that, contrary to the escalating rhetoric, there are no current plans and no stable legal basis to attack Venezuela directly.

The US newspaper cites statements made by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth in a confidential meeting with selected members of Congress.

5.22 a.m.

US military kills suspected drug dealers in the Caribbean again

The US military has killed three men in a new raid in the Caribbean on a boat allegedly carrying drugs. The attack took place in international waters, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth announced on Platform X. Anyone who wants to stay alive should not smuggle drugs, he continued. US President Donald Trump's administration now calls Hegseth Secretary of War, no longer Secretary of Defense.

As we’ve said before, vessel strikes on narco-terrorists will continue until their the poisoning of the American people stops.

Today, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by a Designated Terrorist… pic.twitter.com/gQF9LpSjqD

— Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (@SecWar) November 7, 2025

For weeks, US forces have repeatedly attacked boats allegedly loaded with drugs in the Caribbean and the Pacific. Dozens of people are said to have already been killed in the process - the US government speaks of drug-smuggling "terrorists". The action has been widely criticized. In the view of UN human rights experts, the US government is violating international law.

5.14 a.m.

China's exports fall by 1.1 percent

China's exports fell unexpectedly in October. According to the Beijing customs authority, exports fell by 1.1 percent year-on-year. Imports, on the other hand, increased slightly by one percent. Analysts had expected only slight growth in exports, but not a decline.

So far this year, China's exports have proven to be robust despite the trade dispute with the USA. Business with other regions in particular has supported exports. Experts now attribute the latest decline partly to a base effect, as exports had risen particularly strongly in October last year. Some economists also point out that companies may have brought forward deliveries in the previous months in order to avoid possible new tariffs.

Last week, US President Donald Trump and China's head of state Xi Jinping met and agreed on a slight easing of the trade dispute. The impact of this on trade is likely to become clear in the coming months. The US agreed to reduce its tariffs on Chinese goods by ten percent, while China held out the prospect of importing larger quantities of US soybeans, among other things.

4.03 p.m.

Orban visits Trump at the White House

US President Donald Trump is receiving Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Washington today. Orban sees himself as Trump's closest ally in the EU. Orban visited Trump three times last year alone. The right-wing nationalist is also close to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Orban wants to address the latest US sanctions against Russian oil companies at the White House, which he considers a "mistake". Hungary is still heavily dependent on energy imports from Russia. Trump's efforts to achieve a ceasefire in the Ukraine war are also likely to be discussed.

Friday, November 7, 2025, 0.10 a.m.

Supreme Court strengthens Trump: only male or female on US passport

The US Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to impose restrictions on the selection of gender in passports. Following the ruling, the government can enforce its measure that prevents transgender and non-binary people from selecting the gender that corresponds to their gender identity for their passport. It halted a lower court's order that the government must continue to allow citizens to choose either the gender marker female, male or X for their passport.

Most of the Supreme Court justices* are conservatives - appointed by conservative presidents. With the decision of the conservative majority, the Trump administration can introduce its measure even while a lawsuit against it is still pending.

After taking office again in January, Republican Trump issued an executive order stating that the US would only recognize "two genders, male and female" based on birth certificates and "biological classification", as he put it. As a result, the US State Department changed the regulations for issuing passports.

Trump pursues a rigid gender policy. For example, he argued that trans people who were assigned a male gender at birth should not be allowed to participate in female sports teams.

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