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These midterms could effectively end the Trump era – but neither side is yet ready for what comes next | Nesrine Malik
Despite the US president’s ratings being at rock bottom, undoing his legacy will be difficult, not least because the Democrats are in disarrayThe stat...
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The ‘blockers’ who stood up to Elon Musk’s Doge – podcast
What happens when Elon Musk and a bunch of tech bros try to rip up the US government?Journalist Michael Lewis – the author of Moneyball and of The Big...
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Trump praises Haley Stevens' defection while lobbing Islamophobic insults at El-Sayed – video
On stage in Iowa, Trump praised congresswoman Haley Stevens’ defection from the Democrats to support Mike Rogers' Senate campaign – going so far as to...
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Trump launches racist diatribe against Abdul El-Sayed at Iowa rally
President again took aim at progressive Senate candidate and lauded Haley Stevens for endorsing Mike RogersDonald Trump railed against Democratic US s...
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Connecticut senator Chris Murphy hospitalized after stroke
Democratic senator was at his son’s hockey game when he felt a numbness in his arm and was in Johns Hopkins Democratic US Senator Chris Murphy has bee...
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Three key takeaways from early voting in midterm elections
Voting is particularly high in states with tight Senate races that could determine which party controls the chamberUS citizens are casting ballots in ...
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Democrat Haley Stevens endorses Abdul El-Sayed’s Republican rival Mike Rogers
Stevens lost the party’s Michigan primary by a close margin and had refused to endorse El-Sayed, with tensions between the two highCongresswoman Haley...
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The Guardian view on the US midterms and election interference: Trump’s attempted heist is already under way | Editorial
Voters are turning against the Republicans. But the clearest possible message is needed to safeguard democracyThe psychologist Jennifer Freyd identifi...
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How a small Wisconsin city scuttled a secretive $1.6bn datacenter project
Residents of Menomonie mounted a successful protest against a huge campus proposed by Meta – and community resistance to the AI boom is growingIn the ...
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Republican senator Dan Sullivan says he will accept Alaska election results
Senator was allegedly targeted in ballot-stacking ploy by his Democratic opponent to peel away votes from himSenator Dan Sullivan, the Alaska Republic...
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Mike Lawler flipped a New York district red in 2022. But his ties to Trump might bite him in the midterms
Republican congressman’s support of many of the president’s policies has infuriated some of his constituentsThe Republican congressman Mike Lawler is ...
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‘There’s a lot of hate’: rightwing racism stirs south Asian mobilization in Texas
In state that become ‘ground zero’ for discrimination against south Asians, experts say they are seeing voters motivated to fight backLast winter, whi...
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The US founders made a grave error in granting presidents pardon power | James Rosen
Trump’s utter abuse of the power proves it. As the midterms approach, voters have not forgotten January 6From betraying Ukraine and dispatching masked...
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‘Dark money made darker’: funding labyrinth conceals donors to Republican campaigns
One man’s campaign finance operation in Wisconsin exemplifies the opacity of the US political funding systemIn the summer of 2024, a non-profit called...
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‘We spend our days in silence’: fear and repression in Ohio as ICE terrorizes Haitian immigrants
Haitian community in Springfield demands dignity and better rights for immigrants as ICE crackdown ramps upMichaelle Louis’s feet and legs are aching....
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Affordability top of mind for voters in final sprint to midterms: ‘I have to pick between medicine or groceries’
Cost of living has loomed over this election cycle as workers and unions champion candidates fighting for higher wages and tackling rising pricesFor m...
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A curmudgeon’s guide to the 2026 US elections | Dave Schilling
From the cheesecake factory discourse to the double Dan Sullivans, campaign season has been ridiculousChances are, as you’re reading this, your bunker...
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‘He’s a force’: Obama answers call to boost Democrats – and rattle Trump
Former president has given series of blistering speeches to help candidates in key races – and deployment has proved a hit with party’s progressive wi...
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An embattled Karen Bass is fighting tooth and nail to keep her mayorship in LA. It might be too late
With affordability a major election issue, the incumbent is trying to ward off her democratic socialist challengerAt the end of 2022, the four largest...
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Are the US midterms going to see a blue wave of Democrats winning seats – or a blue flood?
Donald Trump uttered five words this summer that could seal the Republican party’s fate: ‘Pretend I’m on the ticket’He spoke admiringly of a senator’s...
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Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign disinvites Haley Stevens from events to limit ‘distractions’
A public spat has cast Democratic tensions in the spotlight as the close US Senate race draws to a headAbdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Mich...
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Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter
Ruling ‘with prejudice’ means US president may not amend or refile his lawsuit over his alleged birthday letter to Jeffrey EpsteinA US judge dismissed...
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More than 50m Americans cast ballots in early voting with three days to go before midterms
Record number of early votes cast, with Democrats outnumbering Republicans in states which collect that informationThere has been a surge of early vot...
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It’s closer to Beijing than Washington – and residents of this Alaskan outpost are reeling from Trump’s policies
On the Bering Sea, Unalaska is the US’s most productive seafood port, employing thousands of workers. But Trump’s cuts, and his disastrous war with Ir...
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Ads accusing Republican candidates of protecting Epstein fill airwaves in final midterm push
But select Democrats, too, are being accused of having ties to the late sex offender as country prepares to voteIn races across the country, Democrati...
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How Trump and his allies seek to interfere the US midterm elections
The administration’s efforts have raised concerns among experts about potential disruptions after election dayDonald Trump is waging a brazen effort t...
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Affordability, AI and Iran: Americans on the key issues guiding their midterm votes
Guardian readers share their concerns and disillusionment with the political climate under Trump as elections loomMillions of Americans will head to t...
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Trump boosted half of US coal plants with taxpayer dollars and ‘free passes to pollute’, report says
Environmental Defense Fund analysis shows administration handed out $950m and Clean Air Act exemptionsIt’s a good time to be a coal plant in the US. T...
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Mill 19: a creative hub built into a former steel factory
In Pittsburgh, Pennsylviania, a post-industrial site gets a second life Continue reading...
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This rightwing evangelical was one of Trump’s biggest backers. Why isn’t he talking about the midterms?
Lance Wallnau has gathered supporters to talk about Charlie Kirk and school boards – with no mention of GOPOne of Donald Trump’s most influential Chri...
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Election integrity, extremism and Pete Hegseth: nine voters on the US midterm election
Days away from a national verdict on Trump 2.0, we check in with nine midterm voters across the US and the political spectrumUS voters will soon deliv...
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Men detained at Texas’s ‘dog pound’ ICE facility describe their experience – in art, letters and song
Nearly 500 men are detained at the T Don Hutto detention facility, and many have risked sharing their experiences in a unique wayWhat goes on inside I...
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Top Democrats are fighting a billionaire tax in California. Their voters are on the other side |
The unprecedented measure has enormous potential nationwide. The clash exposes the party’s corporate-progressive divideMidway through this summer, a h...
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Trump beware: US voters are concerned about government corruption
Alleged self-dealing by the president and his allies doesn’t look so good as corruption emerges as a key issue for midterm votersGovernment corruption...
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The staggering $446m Elon Musk has spent on the US midterms – visualized
The tech mogul’s midterm donations backing Republicans have made him the largest single-cycle political donor in modern US historyElon Musk has poured...
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Can Democrats win Maha voters after Trump let them down?
The party is hoping they can integrate the public health message with grassroots concern, but leave behind conspiracy theoriesChellie Pingree remember...
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As Trump fans the flames of a world on fire, can diplomacy take back control?
Amid the chaos, havoc and war caused by a capricious and amoral US president, countries are waking up to the dangers of being excluded and abused by A...
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Federal judge bars DoJ from threatening election workers to stop processing ballots
Order says local officials can’t be forced to separate or stop counting ballots that the government deems to be disputedA federal judge has barred the...
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US cancels G20 ‘family photo’ after Australia, UK and others refuse to appear with Russia
Marco Rubio pulls plug on traditional photo op at meeting of foreign ministers after about one-third of countries threaten boycottThe traditional “fam...
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Retired Michigan teacher released from Russian prison believed he would never be freed
Stephen Hubbard said that only when he was being taken from Moscow to St Petersburg did he believe he was ‘going somewhere’In his first comments since...
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Democratic lawmakers demand ICE data on detainee miscarriages
ICE failed to record data on miscarriages suffered by immigrants in its custody between October 2025 and June 2026US lawmakers are urgently demanding ...
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A working-class Alaskan Native takes on a ‘multimillionaire’ Republican for seat in Congress
Independent candidate Bill Hill is threatening to unseat Trump ally Nick Begich with a message of affordabilityAs Republicans fight to maintain their ...
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Trump reverses decision to cancel Kansas and Iowa rallies before midterms
The president cancelled the events in favor of tele-rallies, as Republicans face a fight to retain control of CongressDonald Trump cancelled, and then...
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'You look like hell': Trump blows up at reporter when asked about canceled events – video
Donald Trump attacked the appearance of a Reuters reporter and called him 'disgusting' after the reporter asked a question about the president's cance...
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Alaska Democrat says she ‘knew nothing’ about effort to put two Dan Sullivans on ballot
Senate candidate Mary Peltola speaks out as US justice department escalates criminal investigation Alaska Senate race: what to know about Democrats’ a...
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Billionaire tax: how a union leader’s ‘crazy’ idea became the defining issue of California’s midterms
It was an ambitious notion – now Californians will vote on a one-time 5% billionaire tax, and state’s super rich have pulled out all the stops in oppo...
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Final countdown to the make-or-break midterms – podcast
There are 435 seats in the House of Representatives, 35 in the Senate and 39 governorships up for grabs in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Jonathan Freed...
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Five reasons why the US midterms matter for the climate – and your energy bill
Voters are feeling the pinch of Trump’s anti-climate agenda as energy costs rise, but a shakeup in Congress could shift thingsIf the polls can be beli...
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Congressional Democrats demand answers over ICE treatment of hunger strikers
Immigrants at Texas detention facility, protesting against harsh conditions, say they face threats of force-feedingMembers of Congress sent a scathing...
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‘The status quo sucks’: affordability and Trump loom over final stretch of Maine’s tight Senate race
Key contest between incumbent Republican Susan Collins and Democrat Troy Jackson will gauge how voters feel about Trump 2.0 and rising costsChristian ...
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As Trump escalates extreme attacks, Democrats – finally – rally round El-Sayed
Endorsement not always full-throated but party backing marks major turn after bitter split over nominationFacing a barrage of extreme attacks from Don...
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