WASHINGTON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he had spoken this week with Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez about elections. "I did," Trump told reporters at the White House.

Rep. Jared Huffman of California, the ranking Democrat at the Natural Resources Committee, which overseas the Interior Department and its National Park Service operations, has begun digging into Trump's “vanity projects,” including the demolition of the White House's East wing for a new ballroom and the president's proposed arch.

President Who? After championing his election MAGA influencers are mentioning Trump far less - Prominent media figures in Trump’s MAGA base, and even some Republicans campaigning in battleground states,

President Trump will attend the University of Texas vs. University of Tennessee football game in Knoxville at noon on Saturday — an appearance coming ahead of senators’ last chance to pass the Protect College Sports Act before recessing into a lame-duck period.

Iran's president says Tehran wants a deal with the U.S. before November's midterm elections, as the regime puts an offer on the table.

Trump flew to Tennessee to watch the football matchup between the University of Tennessee and the University of Texas. Joining him on Air Force One was Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn, and his ever-present aide Natalie Harp, among others.

Trump did not mention Rodriguez by name in his speech, and no readout was published on his brief "pull-aside" meeting with her. Leftist leaders from other nations who once backed Maduro kept their distance, while Venezuelans living in the ​US protested outside the UN with signs depicting Rodriguez in a jail-style orange jumpsuit.

The Sporting News is tracking Trump's appearance at Texas vs. Tennessee, including whether he will appear on "College GameDay."