Haiti’s Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé will meet with El Salvador’s government next week in a visit to the Central American nation to discuss the future of Salvadoran troops in Haiti. The source spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter and it was not clear if Fils-Aimé would meet directly with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele. The visit comes as Bukele has ramped up his offensive against Haiti’s gangs with at least 2,500 Salvadoran forces now operating in Haiti. Salvadoran troops are operating in Haiti under an agreement signed between the two governments to allow El Salvador’s military to operate in the Caribbean nation.
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President Donald Trump has brought UFC to the White House briefing room, appearing before reporters with UFC chief Dana White. Trump made a surprise appearance Monday with White, who even took a few questions from reporters. Trump said on social media Saturday that he had offered White the press secretary role. By Sunday, he revealed it had been a joke. Trump said he was having a "very bad press day" and thought mentioning White for the post would be fun. But White said he has no political aspirations. Trump and White have been friends for decades, and Trump has frequently attended UFC fights.
President Donald Trump said he ‘might have been too tough for voters’ on deportations and that he thinks he can work with Democrats on an immigration deal. But Trump and his Department of Justice are taking a combative stance toward congressional investigations after losing control of the House and Senate. Trump said the Democrats' requests for information from his administration are “extortion at the highest level." Speaking on his way to a Group of 7 foreign ministers meeting in Paris, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the war against Iran wasn't “necessarily popular” but Trump had to launch it to safeguard the world from Iran's nuclear ambitions.
President Donald Trump says he believes the war in Iran “militarily is effectively over.” The president made a surprise visit to White House briefing room after meeting with Qatar’s prime minister earlier Monday. “Iran militarily is effectively over,” Trump said. “We’re just keeping it the status quo.” Trump added that Iran has been “decapitated” but said he is still looking to make sure there’s a long-term solution to ensuring that Iran’s nuclear program is defanged.
President Donald Trump speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to resume border wall construction in the Big Bend region of Texas for now. The border wall is a key project for President Donald Trump, who has promised to build it from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico. Republicans in Congress funded the project with $46 billion last summer. Customs and Border Protection have been building 12 miles of border barriers a week. In the Big Bend region, bipartisan opposition argues the project wastes money in an area with historically low illegal immigration. They suggest using surveillance technology instead.
Russia has hit Ukraine's power grid again, while Ukrainian forces targeted a major Russian oil refinery. Officials reported the developments Monday, a day before Moscow and Kyiv were set to meet for U.S.-brokered talks. The conflict, ongoing for nearly five years, shows no signs of resolution, although U.S. President Donald Trump mentioned in a "60 Minutes" interview that the two sides are "very close" to a deal. Russia's Ministry of Defense said it targeted electrical substations in several Ukrainian regions. Meanwhile, Ukraine's long-range drones started a fire at a large Russian refinery. Talks in Abu Dhabi will explore security guarantees, with the U.S. mediating.