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President Trump is cutting checks to Americans and promising more with less than three weeks left in a midterm cycle largely focused on affordability. Trump argues they're refunds for excessive healthcare costs and promised economic dividends that only his party can deliver. Democrats contend he's trying to bribe citiz
Elections
A strong majority of voters believe that President Donald Trump is falling short at home and abroad, and they want major change in the upcoming midterm elections, according to a new AP-NORC poll that raises serious warning signs for the Republican Party at a critical moment.
Elections
The Trump administration sued California election officials Thursday, asking a judge to bar the state from counting mail-in ballots for next month's midterm elections from people the federal government has identified as "likely" noncitizens until their status can be confirmed.
Elections
A protester who heckled Donald Trump at his midterm rally in Youngstown, Ohio, was physically assaulted and removed from the event, but fake AI-generated photos recreating the incident are going viral online. The images carry digital watermarks identifying them as AI-generated. While footage confirms the woman was punc
Elections
President Donald Trump is making an unusual campaign trip with the midterm elections looming.
Tariffs
President Donald Trump's tariffs are turning factory workers against his Republican Party over fears the import taxes could lead to fewer jobs instead of the manufacturing renaissance he promised.
Elections
Musk’s midterm donations, mostly for rightwing candidates and causes, surpass his contributions to Trump in 2024Send us your questions on how the US economy is shaping the midterm electionsElon Musk has become the biggest political donor of the 2026 US midterm elections cycle, funneling about $366m into political group
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The pre-midterm defenestration of ACA enrollees looks like political madness – but the president appears to believe hitting poor people might work for himThere is a manic quality to Donald Trump’s desperate dash to do something, anything, ahead of November’s midterm elections to convince beleaguered Americans that he c
Health
Trump’s reform law that seeks to make coverage harder to get, and to keep, includes working 80 hours per monthIt is a date keeping US healthcare providers up at night: 1 January 2027.As the midterm elections loom, everyone from hospital leaders and to patient advocates are focused on the New Year, when Republicans sch
Elections
The ads featuring President Trump have been criticized as government propaganda and as aimed at influencing the outcome of the midterm election.
Gas & oil
US President Donald Trump said Friday that he had secured Russia's agreement for a major release of diesel, as he eased war sanctions on Moscow in a push to lower energy costs ahead of midterm elections.
Elections
Control of Congress after the 2026 midterm elections would give Democrats power to subpoena documents and testimonyIn August, Jamie Raskin renewed his demand that Jared Kushner hand over documents about the overlap between his informal role advising Donald Trump on foreign policy and the private equity firm he runs aft
Elections
Republicans are entering the final month of the midterm campaign increasingly anxious that the $1 billion at their disposal may not be enough to fend off sweeping losses as the party reckons with President Donald Trump's unpopularity, persistent cost concerns and the fallout from the war in Iran.
Iran conflict
President Donald Trump said the US will not resume strikes on Iran before the midterm elections on November 3. High gas and grocery prices are top concerns for voters.
Iran conflict
President claims US won’t attack ‘at any time prior’ to elections after reports suggest White House asked Pentagon to develop strike options for before 3 NovemberSend us your questions on how the US economy is shaping the midterm electionsSign up for the US Breaking News emailDonald Trump has urged James Talarico, the
Outbreaks
State residents express anger at Republicans who allowed chaotic voting maps saga to unfold ahead of the midtermsSign up to The Stakes 2026: your weekly guide to the US midtermsSend us your questions on how the US economy is shaping the midterm electionsEric Leventhal knows he’s going to vote for a Democrat in Congress
Elections
Trump urges supporters to vote by mail as midterms near; Supreme Court hears arguments from oil companies attempting to end climate change lawsuits.
Gas & oil
President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order to ease limits on tax-free red-dyed diesel as fuel prices put pressure on Republican candidates. Trump said the move would save farmers millions of dollars and lower the cost of goods, though analysts said the change would not benefit farmers already using tax-
Tariffs
President to visit Grand Island as his plan to allow more foreign beef imports proves unpopular in agriculture-rich state; court to hear argument over climate crisisSign up for the Breaking News US emailSend us your questions about how the Iran war will affect US voters in the midtermsAs the supreme court hears oral ar
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US President Donald Trump will visit Nebraska on Monday to rally Republicans and promote his economic record, taking his message of new investment and manufacturing to a state where farmers and truckers face sharply higher diesel prices and voters worry about inflation. His stop in the city of Grand Island is part o
Elections
The spots, including a recycled campaign ad, are funded by taxpayers and present the president as a heroThe US government is spending millions of taxpayer dollars to get a blatantly partisan message in front of voters as the midterm elections loom.And while these TV ads aren’t explicitly campaign ads, they might as wel
Iran conflict
Iranian state media says the regime has received a full U.S. response to its proposal for a ceasefire and the phased reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Health
The refunds come after millions of people lost premium subsidies for their health insurance, and right before the midterm elections.
Elections
Political strategist Celinda Lake says that young voters don’t usually cast their ballots in midterm elections.