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We’re wrapping up our live coverage of US politics. Here are some of the day’s key developments: Donald Trump rallied in North Carolina as part of a week-long tour to stump for Republicans ahead of the midterms. He mostly stuck to a familiar script, repeating conspiracy theories about paid proteste…
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Trump says he will pay settlement money to veterans affected by contaminated water at marine base only if Republicans retain control of Congress
Donald Trump said that there will be “no money” to settle claims related to water contamination at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune if Republicans are not victorious in the upcoming midterm elections. “If we win the House and the Senate, I am directing the Department of Justice to settle all remainin…
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During his rally in North Carolina, Donald Trump has mostly stuck to a familiar script, repeating conspiracy theories about paid protesters, lies about Roy Cooper’s tenure as governor and complimenting men’s bodies. Several demonstrators were removed from the event, including one who protested high…
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Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, briefly came on stage during Trump’s North Carolina rally to announce new investment to support semi-conductor production in the state. “We’re announcing Sibelco is going to build silicon manufacturing. It’s quartz manufacturing. It is basically the founda…
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Donald Trump has taken the stage at a rally in North Carolina as part of a seven-day tour to stump for Republicans ahead of the US midterms. He’s in North Carolina to support Michael Whatley, the Republican nominee for US Senate, who is polling behind candidate Roy Cooper, the state’s former Democr…
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WATCH LIVE: Trump rallies for Senate hopeful Michael Whatley in North Carolina
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FEMA to states: Prepare to handle your own disasters, Politico reports
The Trump administration wants states to shoulder more of the financial responsibility for disasters, Politico reports. “Federal dollars should be building greater capability, not creating greater dependency,” Federal emergency management agency (FEMA) administrator Cameron Hamilton told state offi…
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Laura Loomer and DOJ squabble over Camp Lejuene
Trump loyalist and rightwing influencer Laura Loomer tore into the Department of Justice on Tuesday, saying the agency was belittling veterans, who were exposed to contaminated drinking water at a Marine Corps base decades ago, with “lowball” settlement offers. “This is a political disaster waiting…
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Trump's use of an antisemitic slur for a second time draws belated, indirect criticism from ADL
The Anti-Defamation League, which calls itself the world’s “leading anti-hate organization”, founded in 1913 “to protect the Jewish people”, denounced the use of the term “shylock” as antisemitic on Tuesday, without explaining that the slur had been used one day earlier by Donald Trump in a speech…
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Here's a recap of the day so far
Donald Trump said that he will have spent $400m supporting Republican candidates in midterm races by the time election day rolls around on 3 November. The staggering amount will have been spent through his political operation and aligned Super Pac, Maga Inc. The president will continue his campaign…
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Also in the Oval Office today, Mehmet Oz – the director of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that the health department would be deferring $1.2bn more to California. This comes after the Trump administration already paused almost $1bn in Medicaid funding to the Golden state in…
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Trump administration withholds $1.2 billion in federal Medicaid funding from California
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Once again, Trump launched into a racist attack against Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar, and the Somali-American community. This comes after the justice department launched a raid on the Minnesota representative’s Washington DC home. Reports citing sources familar with the probe said the search…
Donald Trump was not optimistic about whether peace talks appear to be back on the table ahead of Steve Witkoff’s meeting in St Petersburg, Russia tomorrow (following his summit with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Nordic leaders in Oslo). “Russia is a big machine. They just keep grinding forward, and that…
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On France, the president once again said – without providing any evidence – that the riots are due to mass migration. “It’s an immigration problem. You have people that poured into France, and they were also unchecked, unvetted, like with Biden when he was doing. We don’t do that,” Trump said. Howe…
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Donald Trump announces incentive program for people to report fraud, after conservative YouTuber Nick Shirley's allegations
In the Oval Office, Trump announced an incentive program for people to report fraud, in honor of conservative YouTuber Nick Shirley – who, you may remember, posted a video last year alleging fraud by daycare centers servicing Minneapolis’s Somali American community. The video, initially posted in D…
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WATCH LIVE: Trump and Vance announce $25 million fraud whistleblower program
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Meanwhile, in Oslo, Trump’s special envoys – Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner – wrapped up a meeting with Nordic leaders and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The Ukrainian president said that the talks covered security guarantees, among others, and he hopes to hear Russia’s response tomorrow. Witkoff is set to…
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Trump says he will have spent $400m to support Republican candidates in midterms
Donald Trump said that he will have spent $400m supporting Republican candidates in midterm races by the time election day rolls around on 3 November. The staggering amount will be spent through his political operation and aligned Super Pac, Maga Inc. “More than 300 Million Dollars has already been…
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Reporting from Topeka Kansas has not sent a Democrat to the Senate since 1932 – does Adam Hamilton have the courage, brain and heart to cause an extraordinary upset? Just two years after Donald Trump won Kansas by 16 points in his fight to regain the White House, Republicans in the state are scramb…
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Mike Bloomberg is donating $80m to Democrats ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. Speaking to the New York Times on Tuesday, Bloomberg’s advisor Howard Wolfson said: “He believes in participation in our democracy. And obviously the scale of his participation, given his resources and his means,…
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A new survey reveals a widening “empathy gap” between Republicans and white evangelicals and the rest of the American public. On Tuesday, the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute released its annual American Values Survey. The survey found that white evangelical Protestants are the only r…
The man who attempted to ambush the Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed with a question about his supposed allegiance to the Muslim Brotherhood – which El-Sayed parlayed into a viral clip for his campaign – is the son of a political operator who recently received $250,000 for “canvassing and…
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Thom Tillis, the outgoing Republican senator from North Carolina, has said he expects his party to face a thrashing come November, as a the consequence of Donald Trump’s policy agenda. “I have on my countdown clock as ‘whoop ass’,” Tillis said in an interview with Politico. “It adds up. It adds up…
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House armed services Democrat accuses Rubio and Trump of 'lying' about not restricting intelligence with Ukraine
Representative Eugene Vindman, the Democratic congressman from Virginia, has slammed Marco Rubio’s recent comments that the US is not witholding intelligence from Ukraine. “He [Rubio] is lying and so is the president when they say that they are not restricting intelligence in violation of the law,”…
Zelenskyy says he had 'substantive' and 'constructive' conversation with Marco Rubio, as feud with Trump continues over Russia sanctions
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he had a “substantive conversation” with US secretary of state Marco Rubio. “I am grateful for his readiness to help and his clear position,” the Ukrainian president said in a statement. “First, ballistic missile interceptors, which are needed to protect lives. Second,…
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Today, we’ll also hear from the nominees in one of the midterm elections’ nail-biters: the US Senate race in Michigan. Here, Dr Abdul El-Sayed, the Democrat, will face former Republican congressman Mike Rogers. They’ll debate at 12pm ET in Detroit, and we’ll bring you the latest lines. It’s been a…
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A reminder that my colleagues are covering the latest news out of France, following riots that saw thousands arrested over the weekend, and curfews implemented. Donald Trump has pushed baseless claims that the riots – which began as protests against the country’s crumbling education system – are du…
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Also today, Trump will begin his day in Washington. He and vice-president JD Vance will make an announcement in the Oval Office at 1.30pm ET, before Trump gets back on the trail.
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Trump announces relief for farmers impacted by soaring diesel prices, as Iran war continues and midterms loom
Donald Trump has announced $8bn worth of economic aid for farmers hit by soaring diesel prices, as polling shows Republicans on course for a midterms drubbing. The president’s announcement came 15 days before a midterm election dominated by anger over rising fuel costs caused by the US war on Iran.…
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Trump continues midterm campaign blitz in North Carolina
Welcome to the US politics live blog! I’m Shrai Popat and I’ll be bringing you the latest lines from Washington and beyond. We start today with Donald Trump’s upcoming to trip to Greenville, North Carolina – where he’ll stump for Michael Whatley, the Republican nominee for US Senate, facing an uphi…
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