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Kosovo began accepting migrants expelled from WE and who are not from Kosovo, interim prime minister Albin Kurti said Thursday evening, Reuters reports.
Kosovo granted a request for that of Donald Trump the administration was to initially accommodate 50 deportees.
“We accept those that the United States did not want on its territory,” Kurti told Kanal10 television.
He gave no details about the countries they came from and said only one or two had arrived so far.
Washington is seeking partners to welcome third-country nationals in a bid to fulfill Trump’s promise of record numbers of expulsions.
Kosovo, a Balkan country of 1.6 million people, has already agreed a deal to take in 300 foreign prisoners from Denmark from 2027 in exchange for €210 million (£184 million) over the next decade, and has expressed interest in taking in those deported from the UK.
Notes of approval from that of Donald Trump Economic management and immigration are down about 10 points since March, according to the latest AP-NORC poll.
In March 2025, a few months into Trump’s second term, his overall approval for the job was 42%. Similar shares approved of how he handled the economy (40%) and immigration (49%). Since then, fewer adults have a positive view of how Trump is handling his job in general (36%), the economy (31%) and immigration (38%).
There are still sharp partisan divisions over how Trump’s work is viewed by the public, pollsters have found. Overall, 6 in 10 people have a negative opinion, including about 9 in 10 Democrats and 7 in 10 independents. Conversely, 8 in 10 Republicans approve of Trump’s handling of the presidency.
Border security remains his top poll topic with 50% approval, including positive ratings from almost all Republicans, 19% of Democrats and 36% of independents.
Taking an unusually bipartisan tone, the American president, Donald Trump said Republicans and Democrats could work together on health care, as insurance premiums are expected to soar in January.
Speaking at last night’s Congressional Ball, Trump said: “I really believe that we can work together on health care and find something that will be much better, much cheaper for the people, cheaper for our nation. But really, more importantly, better and cheaper for the people.”
Earlier Thursday, the Senate rejected competing proposals from Republicans and Democrats to address a looming health care crisis that could leave 24 million Americans vulnerable to significantly higher costs starting Jan. 1, when insurance premiums through the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, are on track to more than double.
Congress goes into its holiday recess next week and doesn’t return until Jan. 5, making it appear that new premiums will be blocked for those who were counting on the ACA’s enhanced subsidy.
“So tonight we’re going to put aside all political differences. We’re not going to criticize each other,” Trump said. “We’re going to love each other. And we’re going to come together, not as Democrats and Republicans, but as fellow Americans, to give thanks for this nation, which is truly so great.”
