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This concludes our live coverage of the second Trump administration for the day, but we will be back on Saturday. Here are the latest developments: Donald Trump started his day by lashing out at a female White House correspondent who asked him “Do the sexual abuse allegations mean nothing to you, s…
After lashing out at a reporter who pressed him on ignoring sexual abuse, Trump ends his day with a softball question from a friendly outlet
Donald Trump started his day by lashing out at a female White House correspondent who asked him “Do the sexual abuse allegations mean nothing to you, sir?”, as the president refused to admit that the credibility of a woman featured in Republican Vivek Ramaswamy’s attack ad was fatally undermined by…
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Peltola calls federal lawsuit to block Alaska results should she win 'a very desperate attempt to cling to power'
Democrat Mary Peltola, the former Alaska congresswoman running for Senate against the incumbent Republican senator, Dan Sullivan, and an independent candidate named Daniel Sullivan, told MS Now on Friday that the justice department lawsuit to block the certification of Alaska’s results if the Repub…
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Abdul El-Sayed to run new ad on Fox News and Newsmax filled with praise for him from Fox News and Newsmax hosts
Dr Abdul El-Sayed, the Michigan Democrat battling a Republican opponent and rightwing media for a seat in the US Senate, announced on Friday that he is buying ad time on Fox News and Newsmax to run a new ad filled with praise for him from Fox News and Newsmax hosts. At the start of the ad, El-Sayed…
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'We’ll take care of Cuba on our way back from Iran', Trump tells Florida crowd
Donald Trump casually hinted at likely US military action against Cuba during a campaign rally in Fort Myers, Florida on Friday. About midway through his 90 minute speech, as he described the toll inflicted on Iran by the Pentagon, Trump’s remarks were interrupted by a supporter shouting “What abou…
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Ramaswamy campaign staffers blame candidate for attack ad - report
Amid the bipartisan backlash against Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, for running an attack ad against his Democratic rival in the Ohio governor race, Amy Acton, which features Acton’s estranged mother, Ramaswamy campaign staffers are blaming the candidate for the ad, Axios correspondent Marc Caputo tol…
Ramaswamy accuses Acton of 'lying' about attack ad, but court records contradict claim made by Acton's mother in ad
Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican nominee for Ohio governor, accused his Democratic opponent, Dr Amy Acton, of “lying about lying” in her outraged response to an attack ad released by his campaign. “We ran an ad about lying,” Ramaswamy argued on Friday, “it had nothing to do with childhood abuse”. In…
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At Florida rally, Trump again shows CNN video on his support from Maga Republicans
Before Donald Trump finished his remarks in Florida, he took a moment to show supporters one of his favorite clips – part of a segment from CNN, in which the network’s chief data analyst, Harry Enten, discussed the fact that recent polling shows Trump’s support among self-described “Maga Republican…
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Donald Trump touted the justice department lawsuit that attempts to block the Senate race certification in Alaska, if the incumbent Republican that he has endorsed there loses. “I’m the one that said do it,” Trump told reporters ahead of a campaign rally in Florida. More here Without evidence, the…
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As part of the slew of midterm campaign promises that the Trump administration has made in recent days, the president said that he will invest $250m “to hire at least 5,000 new nurses in elder care facilities all across America”, focused particularly on Florida. This comes after the president annou…
Trump falsely claims that other Dan Sullivan on Alaska ballot is 'cheating'
As we bring you the news about the justice department lawsuit against Alaska, that Donald Trump said he ordered, the president doubled down on his baseless claims that the ballot for US Senate Alaska is an attempt to confuse voters. A reminder that there are two Dan Sullivans up for election in the…
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Susan Collins announces tariff exemptions on Canadian products ahead of competitive re-election race in Maine
Susan Collins, the vulnerable Republican senator in Maine vying for a sixth term in office, said that she had secured additional tariffs exemptions on Canadian products that are crucial to her state’s agricultural industries. “Many of our farmers and growers rely on specialized equipment, packaging…
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Reporting from Austin James Talarico, the Democrats’ big hope for the US Senate in Texas, cast his vote in Austin on Friday and warned of voter suppression efforts by Republicans seeking to retain power. “I was proud to cast my ballot today and I voted to send this movement that we’ve built in Texa…
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'I'm the one that said do it': Trump touts lawsuit to block Senate race certification in Alaska
Speaking to reporters in Florida, Donald Trump touted the justice department lawsuit that attempts to block the Senate race certification in Alaska, if the incumbent Republican that he has endorsed there loses. “I’m the one that said do it,” Trump said, while standing alongside Ron DeSantis, the GO…
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David Becker, executive director of the Center for Election Innovation & Research, said that the justice department’s lawsuit against Alaska – seeking to pause the US Senate race’s certification in the event that the Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan loses – is “an unprecedented intervention by the…
What early voting numbers can tell us about the midterms so far
With just 11 days until the midterms, early voting data is rolling in nationwide. Democrats need to net four Senate seats and hold 218 House seats to reclaim a congressional majority. Here is where the numbers stand so far: Turnout is surging in key battlegrounds: More than 22 million Americans hav…
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The astonishing battle between the dueling Dan Sullivans in the Alaska US Senate race has resulted in the president weighing in to urge voters in the state, which he won by 13 points in 2024, to “VOTE FOR THE REAL DAN SULLIVAN”, during the August primary. Trump has claimed, without evidence, that D…
Pivoting back to the lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice against the state of Alaska. The federal government argues in the complaint that “the sole purpose” of Dan J Sullivan’s of candidacy is to “benefit the Peltola campaign by reducing the number of votes for Senator Sullivan”. As a result…
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Trump doubles down on support for widely condemned Ramaswamy ad, scolds reporter for asking about GOP backlash
As the president headed to Florida, for his fifth midterm campaign rally of the week, he doubled down on his support for Vivek Ramaswamy’s widely condemned ad that features the estranged mother of his Democratic opponent in the Ohio governor’s race, Amy Acton. “If my mother said bad things about me…
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The Trump administration’s targeting of Alaska’s US Senate race is particularly consequential as Democrats have been making waves in flipping the red-leaning state. Alaska’s Democrats believe circumstances have aligned for them to win a slew of competitive elections in the 3 November midterms. The…
Donald Trump spoke to the British Foreign Office today, he told reporters at the White House. Trump said that he discussed opening up the North Sea’s oil during a conversation with British prime minister Andy Burnham. He also said that Canada was “working very hard” to make a trade d…
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Justice department files lawsuit to challenge results of Alaska Senate race
The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Alaska’s and its election division, to block the certification of the state’s US Senate result if the Republican incumbent on the ballot doesn’t win. The DoJ claims there could be “voter confusion” about the two GOP candidates o…
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With less than two weeks until the midterms, my colleague Jonathan Freedland and Guardian US columnist Moira Donegan are answering your questions in this week’s episode of Politics Weekly America. They break down the final stretch ahead of these hugely consequential elections, that will decide cont…
The White House has issued a statement saying first lady Melania Trump has helped broker a “ceasefire” in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, where residents have been enduring a worsening humanitarian crisis due to the lack of food, electricity and other resources. The small town in southern Ukr…
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Melania Trump helps forge ceasefire deal in Russian-occupied Oleshky, the White House says
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Melania Trump helps forge a ceasefire deal in Russian-occupied Oleshky, the White House says
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Melania Trump helps forge ceasefire deal in Russian-occupied Ukrainian city so aid can be delivered
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Majority of voters say they will trust midterm results, according to new poll
Most likely voters say they will trust the results of the midterm elections, according to the latest poll from the New York Times and Siena University. While 74% of those surveyed said they would have confidence in the outcome, 23% said they would not. Notably, 50% of voters said that that the Demo…
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With only 11 days until the midterm elections, and with more than 20m early votes cast, we’re watching the key races that will ultimately decide who controls the Senate in the new Congress. My colleagues John Farrell, Hazel Tang, Karif Wat and I have put together a video breaking down the candidate…
A data leak from Germany’s far-right German Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has revealed the extent of efforts by the party to court Donald Trump and other leading figures in the Maga movement, stretching back more than a decade. The trove reveals the pains the AfD took in wooing the president, w…
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The ongoing slowdown to Ukraine’s access to Starshield – the modified military-grade version of the Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite network – reached fever pitch this week. The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that the Donald Trump had asked Musk to restore the service, with Trump later told…
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Trump will begin his day in Washington, before his midterms blitz continues in Florida. A reminder that today is his fifth day of campaign rallies this week. He’ll deliver remarks at 2pm ET in Fort Myers. We mentioned the key gubernatorial race in the Sunshine state earlier – where Republican congr…
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Americans heading to the polls for next month’s midterm elections are not just choosing whom to send to Washington, or their state capitols. There are also 145 statewide measures on ballots across 39 states, polling voters on actions from a novel wealth tax on California’s billionaires to requiring…
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