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Trump jokes about renaming Reflecting Pool | CNN Politics

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November 02, 2026 • 12:00 PM
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Speaking at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, the president joked about renaming the Washington landmark after himself.

Trump jokes about renaming Reflecting Pool | CNN Politics

Speaking at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, the president joked about renaming the Washington landmark after himself.

Speaking at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, the president joked about renaming the Washington landmark after himself.

In new comments on the New York Post’s “Pod Force One” podcast, President Donald Trump reiterated his plans to veto Democratic-backed legislation should they prevail in Tuesday’s midterm elections and win back control of Congress.

The mother of Michigan’s Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens told Reuters she is ‘proud’ of her daughter after her endorsement of Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers.

A pilot declared Mayday as a private jet rapidly descended before crashing in Palm Beach County, Florida, on Sunday, killing all nine people on board. Air traffic control recordings reveal the pilot's final communications, including reports of icing and turbulence. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Widespread evacuations and water rescues happened in the Southwest, after a record storm, fed by El Niño, dumped multiple months’ worth of rain on Sunday.

Martha Stewart sparked backlash after posting a photo of herself appearing dressed as a homeless person for Halloween. She has since deleted the post and apologized, calling the costume “insensitive and not funny.”

In a tense Sunday night interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) refused to say directly why she withdrew her support from Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed and backed GOP candidate Mike Rogers in the high-stakes race.

Top California Democrats including former Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Gavin Newsom appeared in a Los Angeles rally to boost the Democratic CA governor candidate Xavier Becerra. CNN’s Elex Michaelson reports from the scene.

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