Mexico-born DC-based senior journalist @BBCWorld. WH Reporter. Ex-Reuters Mexico & NYC. Covering N. America now after stretches in the Mideast and LatAm.
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In this episode of From Our Own Correspondent - or FOOC - I recounted the solemn experience of watching the dignified transfer ceremony of the first six U.S. soldiers killed in the war with Iran at Dover AFB in Delaware.
bbc.com/audio/play/p0n6n5sp
My question to Trump - I actually asked whether or not he recognizes Lula as President and whether he has any intention of speaking to him.
President Trump has spent a fair amount of time questioning the validity of polls - at one point asking the crowd if they'd been polled. Only a few hands went up.
President Trump has taken the stage in Rock Hill, South Carolina - beginning with memories of how fondly Lindsey Graham spoke of his sister Darline, who the Senator told Trump was "the greatest person he knew".
"But what about me?" Trump says he responded.
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A profoundly good read from @wesleysmorgan about Special Operations veterans and their podcasts. nytimes.com/2026/10/28/magaz…
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Dolores Huerta, who with Cesar Chavez founded what became the United Farm Workers and led strikes and boycotts in the 1960s and ’70s that unionized many California table-grape growers, changing laws and the lives of thousands of migrant laborers, died on Wednesday at her home in Bakersfield, Calif. She was 96.
nytimes.com/2026/10/28/us/do…
Yesterday, I joined @asmamk and @BBC_Olga_M to discuss the ceasefire in the Ukrainian town of Oleshky that was arranged by First Lady Melania Trump - and which appears to be holding for now:
Also on Apple, Spotify etc.
bbc.com/audio/play/w3ct8mlp
Democrats are weighing whether to investigate senior figures in the Trump administration - and possibly the president himself. Staffers have begun assembling a list of possible investigations and witnesses, according to people familiar with the discussions:
bbc.com/news/articles/cvglwg…
Two Catholic bishops in the US have said they regret meeting President Donald Trump at the White House, after images of them praying with him were released and prompted many to ask if they were making a political statement
bbc.com/news/articles/cw8rz1…
Who should be allowed to live in the US remains a big issue on the minds of voters in the upcoming midterm elections, which are largely seen as a referendum on the Trump presidency.
Here's a look a what the administration has done and how things have played out:
bbc.com/news/articles/c9203k…
The White House has announced that First Lady Melania Trump has secured a temporary ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia in the city of Oleshky starting on Oct 29.
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Zookeepers at the National Zoo say Dolly’s name matches the bold and feisty personality of their “most vocal” recent red panda cub.
Roughly 65% of the 20,000 votes cast were in favor of the name honoring the late Dolly Parton. wapo.st/4z3YAJd
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Critically ill cat named Rolo is saved by an emergency blood transfusion - from a dog trib.al/yAkrkAi
Evander Holyfield is traveling with President Trump, as per the press pool. That's three boxers - Tyson, Mayweather and Holyfield - in as many weeks.
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This week, President Donald J. Trump will visit:
Monday: Park City, Kansas
Tuesday: Greenville, North Carolina
Wednesday: Clemson, South Carolina
Thursday: Sioux City, Iowa
Friday: Fort Myers, Florida
Saturday: Macon, Georgia
Sunday: St. Clair County, Michigan
Vice President JD Vance will visit:
Monday: Hendersonville, North Carolina
Wednesday: Cincinnati, Ohio
Thursday: North Platte, Nebraska
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63 years ago today, Félicette became the first cat to travel to space and safely return. On October 18, 1963, she took off on a French rocket from the Algerian Sahara. Her flight lasted about 13 minutes, and she reached an altitude of over 150 kilometers.
Here's archival footage of her training, launch, and return to Earth.
President Trump has offered PM Netanyahu his "complete and total endorsement" in the Israeli elections.
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.@realDonaldTrump holds a MAGA Inc. dinner at Mar-a-Lago. I asked him about Republican criticism of his decision to waive sanctions on Russia and he said this: “It’s a very good decision. And it’s going to be a decision that’s good for the country and I think good for the world.”
In a slight tangent, Trump says that "rich, heavy and old" is the worst possible combination for Covid.
President Trump says a deal with Canada will happen "at some point" - but that he refuses to lose money to them
