Refresh for latest… Networks got their first glimpse at the sentiment of the electorate, with a batch of preliminary voter poll information showing dismal approval ratings for Donald Trump and the state of the country. Per CNN, Trump’s approval rating was at 38% with 62% disapproving. The top issue for voters was the economy, at […]
The president’s approval rating dropped among voters, who have big concerns about the economy, according to early polling results.
Triumphal arch continues to face legal challenges as government says DC area project will take up to 39 months The US justice department said on Tuesday that Donald Trump’s proposed 250ft (76 meter) triumphal arch in Washington would not be completed until after the end of his second term. If it is given the go-ahead, the justice department said it expected an initial six to eight months of construction focused on excavation and foundation work that could begin as soon as Thursday, with above-ground construction beginning in May 2027 at the earliest. Total construction is anticipated to take 33 to 39 months, the government said. Continue reading...
A Georgia man previously convicted in relation to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, who was pardoned by President Trump, has been charged with threatening federal judges. An FBI affidavit shows that a man named Cleveland Meredith threatened Washington, D.C., federal judges with execution in a post to Facebook. “ALL J6 Federal JUDGES will be…
As US voters cast their ballots in the midterm elections, the economy remained their top concern. Despite robust headline macroeconomic data, middle-class Americans are growing increasingly frustrated with the rising cost of living. Meanwhile, Donald Trump's tariffs have hit small businesses hard, leading to a significant rise in bankruptcies. Our correspondents met with some business owners.
It won’t succeed if Putin thinks stalling is better for his health than a ceasefire.
America’s referendum on President Donald Trump’s second term has begun. With tens of millions of early ballots already cast, voters say they are frustrated by the high cost of living, fuel prices that spiked after the launch of the Iran war and uncertainty over where their jobs and the world’s largest economy are headed in the age of AI. We speak with our team of Bloomberg reporters across the country for a read on voter turnout and sentiment. Balance of Power host Joe Mathieu breaks down the major races to watch. Groundwork Collaborative CEO Lindsay Owens examines cost of living concerns, while Bloomberg's Bill Allison discusses why this is the most expensive election in US history. All on the latest episode of Bloomberg Businessweek Daily. (Source: Bloomberg)
Both parties will draw lessons from how they handled the president’s record.
I talked with John Stagliano, the adult filmmaker known as Buttman, about the president's newest fixation.
If liberals think they can repeal the entitlement reforms passed in the One, Big, Beautiful, Bill last year, they have another thing coming.
Iran is no longer simply waiting for America’s midterm elections. It is trying to influence them. According to Reuters reporting, Iranian officials acknowledge that Tehran has prolonged negotiations with Washington, hoping to deny President Donald Trump a political victory before Americans vote. The calculation: sustain pressure on voters and improve Iran’s bargaining position. But Tehran […]
‘The helipad was desperately needed’
Donald Trump Jr., President Trump’s son, invoked the 2025 assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in a Tuesday post urging voters to hit the polls before they close. Trump Jr. posted an image on social platform X of Kirk speaking to a crowd, appearing to be from the same Utah Valley University event during which…
Forecasters favor Democrats on Election Day. But response rates have collapsed, and presidential polls have missed toward Democrats three cycles running. (153 characters)
Donald Trump promised Americans a “Golden Age” when he returned to the White House in January 2025. Since then, his administration has slashed government spending through DOGE, ramped up mass deportations, expanded ICE operations and pursued an aggressive crackdown on DEI programmes and transgender rights. But how much has he actually achieved, and at what cost? Vedika Bahl examines Trump's domestic agenda since returning to office.
Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens has requested U.S. marshals' protection after the Democrat told authorities she had received death threats for endorsing Republican Mike Rogers in the swing state's hotly contested Senate race, two senior Trump administration officials tell Axios. Why it matters: Stevens' surprise decision Sunday to switch her endorsement to Rogers over Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed was the biggest political story of the midterm campaign's final days. Stevens — who lost to El-Sayed in the Michigan Senate primary — was widely criticized by Democrats after siding with Rogers, and her top staff members resigned. "She has received death threats and reached out to the Marshals Service," one of the officials said. "There's a process to go through but she's a member of Congress and we expect her request will be fulfilled." Zoom in: Stevens' support for Israel and his criticism of the Jewish state was a major dividing line in their primary campaign. Stevens objected to El-Sayed's ties to controversial progressive streamer Hasan Piker and an ad by a PAC tied to Piker's uncle, Cenk Uygur, blaming Israel for rising grocery prices. El-Sayed disavowed the ad, but Stevens said she believed he hadn't done enough to address her concerns and didn't want her help on the campaign trail. The dispute came to a head when she was told she was no longer welcome at El-Sayed's campaign events. Stevens announced her endorsement of Rogers after appearing with him at a church service on Sunday. Stevens could not be reached for comment Tuesday. The big picture: The political environment in Michigan has been volatile this weekend. On Monday, the New York Post reported a former El-Sayed staffer was one of several anti-Zionist activists federally indicted for allegedly terrorizing members of Michigan's Jewish community. On Sunday, a conservative Jewish activist was attacked by a progressive activist at a University of Michigan event where organizers were criticizing Islam. On
Tuesday on ABC’s “The View,” co-host Joy Behar said the Trump administration is pushing “blatant racism” in their closing midterm election message. Co-host Whoopi Goldberg said, “Vice President JD Vance made a claim to Ohio voters yesterday. Take a look.” The post Behar: ‘Disgraceful’ Trump Administration Pushing ‘Blatant Racism’ appeared first on Breitbart .
Voters in the U.S. are deciding who will control Congress. The election is also seen as a referendum on Trump’s presidency.
US voters vote today in the midterm elections, which will decide whether Republicans retain control of the House and Senate. A Democratic victory in either chamber would significantly constrain Trump’s ability to advance his domestic agenda. Even if Republicans retain one or both chambers, a reduced majority could make passing legislation more difficult, and could pave the way for Democrats to launch investigations into the administration. US midterm elections 2026 live: Americans go to the polls to decide control of Congress What are the races to watch in the US midterm elections and why do they matter? Continue reading...
The House of Representatives is up for grabs Tuesday as Democrats try to wrest control from Republicans, who have enjoyed power in the chamber for the past four years but are facing formidable political headwinds.
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‘peace and stability are no longer something we can take for granted’
Voting is underway across the country Tuesday in a midterm election that could decide whether President Trump gets two more years of unified Republican rule — or faces a potential Democratic check on his power. Why it matters: The results will be the clearest national test of Trump's second presidency , following war abroad, economic anxiety at home and sweeping changes in Washington. Trump, facing all these challenges, has made himself the face of the Republican campaign for control. State of play: As voters head to the polls, the Trump administration is zeroing-in on the Alaska Senate race. The Department of Justice has sent more than a dozen target letters as part of its investigation into the Dan J. Sullivan campaign, which has been the subject of Trump's ire for several days. It's an escalation into the Trump administration's push for answers in the race where Democrats reportedly conducted an organized effort to recruit another "Dan Sullivan" to join Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) on the ballot. The Justice Department's move comes as the White House is circulating Election Day talking points across the administration, touting Trump's accomplishments as the GOP braces for a tough evening that could see them lose both the House and the Senate, according to some forecasters. Trump has been a massive force on the campaign trail, rallying in several states for his Republican picks. The president has claimed to voters that he is on the ballot this year, making the election about his policies and actions — despite his dismal polling ratings, plagued by the Iran war and economic anxiety. Trump spent the morning of Election Day criticizing Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) and the Daily Mail in various social media posts. Zoom in: Voting machine glitches and hiccups popped up in various spots of the country Tuesday, including in the high-profile New York House race between Rep. Mike Lawler (R) and Democratic nominee Cait Conley. Otherwi
Comedian Jon Stewart mocked President Trump on Monday night for spending much of his final speech before the midterm elections discussing repairs to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. On Monday’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Stewart ridiculed Trump’s decision to focus on the Reflecting Pool’s controversial, multimillion-dollar renovation shortly before voters would decide who will…
The US is set to expand its military footprint on the Arctic island, part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It follows pressure from Donald Trump earlier in the year which opened a major rift in the transatlantic alliance.
Michigan’s closely contested Senate race and voter concerns over the economy are putting Trump’s control of Washington.
Marc Elias, a longtime Democratic attorney and vocal opponent of the Trump administration, received one of about 20 target letters sent by the DOJ in its Alaska ballot investigation.
Former Army Secretary and former acting ATF Director Dan Driscoll is joining the artificial intelligence powerhouse OpenAI, the company announced
The president's defamation case against The Wall Street Journal fits a pattern of frivolous litigation aimed at punishing speech that irks him.
A US appeals court has once again halted a judge’s order that barred the Trump administration from demanding state and local officials set aside certain ballots and threatening criminal prosecutions related to Tuesday’s midterm contests following a rapid series of conflicting rulings.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a ruling late Monday that briefly allowed the Trump administration to resume demands that election officials segregate ballots from suspected noncitizens under warnings of criminal prosecution, setting up another legal battle as voters headed to the polls on Tuesday. A majority of the active judges voted to […]
A look at the polls and Donald Trump’s rhetoric on the midterms campaign trail suggests that MAGA may be exhausted and about to suffer a significant body blow.
The administration is withholding communications sought by a Democratic lawmaker who is suing over the president’s management of the arts venue.
The Somalia-born Squad rep is under investigation by the Justice Department for immigration fraud.
The Trump administration has arranged a flight to send dozens of Afghan immigrants back to Afghanistan, despite the risk of persecution by the Taliban.
His administration is removing the U.S. security umbrella that protects Arab allies.
Fixing the Reflecting Pool is not a major concern of voters in Michigan or Texas or Alaska. And that’s a problem.
Will it be a trickle, a wave, or a tsunami? Election Day in the United States with Democrats hoping to take back one or both houses of Congress. We’ll track the turnout, gauge the mood and raise the curtain ahead of Midterms results that are sure to shape the last two years of Donald Trump’s second and final term. Will a US president who’s already broken norms with his maximum use of executive powers be affected by the results a little, a lot, or not at all?
On the morning of Election Day, Donald Trump went on Fox & Friends to deliver a surprise announcement: The United States, he said, would be cutting off $4 billion in aid to Israel at the end of the year. “We have a helper, and it’s Israel because, you know, we are the big, they are […]
US Midterm Election Day Democrats Cautiously Optimistic about Results 2026 Most Expensive US Election in History Voters Go to Polls while Gasoline Averages Over $4 per Gallon No Major Moves on Wall Street as Markets Await Election Results Job Numbers Jumped Unexpectedly in September Meta Seeks $15 Billion in USD Portion of Overseas Bonds Trump Claims Netanyahu Agreement in Ending US-Israeli Aide US Strikes Iran's Qeshm Island Crude Oil Moving Lower Zelinskyy & Merz State EU Should Be in Ukraine-Russia War Negotiations (Source: Bloomberg)
The administration has ramped up its efforts in the courts to push claims of voter fraud but has been rejected by judges at all levels.
Filmmaker and historian Ken Burns warned Tuesday that the U.S. is facing its fourth great national crisis, arguing that the stakes of the midterm elections extend beyond political differences and spill into the survival of democracy. In a New York Times opinion piece published on Election Day, Burns accused the Trump administration of fueling misinformation…
In a Fox News interview, Trump said the U.S. will stop giving Israel weapons for free because Abdul El-Sayed keeps talking about it. The post Trump Scrambles to Halt Military Aid to Israel to Deprive El-Sayed of a Talking Point appeared first on The Intercept .
The party has a generational opportunity to pick up seats as Donald Trump’s abysmal polling hamstrings Republican candidates
President Donald Trump lashed out on Election Day at the backlash to his Monday speech at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The White House had preemptively billed the event as a chance for the president to deliver his closing 2026 midterm election argument to voters, but Trump spent the first 20-plus minutes of the remarks […]
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Tuesday that high energy prices will soon come down, citing a boost in U.S. production. During an interview on Fox Business’s “Big Money in the Morning,” Wright said the Trump administration is “working with” producers to “restart” operations at closed fuel refineries and expand established operations. “This is what capitalism’s…
