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Musk's donations top $445 million in push for Republicans in US midterms

The world's richest person put $77 million into America PAC, Federal Election Commission filings show, in an effort to elect Republicans in November midterm contests

Fake poll on US midterm elections spooks media houses, politicians

A self-professed pollster admitted to fabricating its numbers on the US midterm elections, claiming it was an "experiment" to test whether media outlets and poll aggregators would report on the data. Wedgewood Polling admitted to fabricating poll data and accused poll aggregators, including the New York Times and FiftyPlusOne, of not vetting their firm before using their results a charge rejected by the two media houses. The pollster had been releasing surveys since June and had forced at least one candidate Michigan state Senator Mallory McMorrow to withdraw from the Democratic primary for the US Senate. "As one of the candidates featured in these polls - the infamous one in late June that showed me plummeting into single digits (which was at odds with our internals) - here's the impact of this "experiment": Donations dried up, volunteers were devastated and pleading for guidance on what to do, and reporters hounded me with calls to drop out," McMorrow said in a post on X. The

Democrats sue Trump, US Justice Dept over effort to purge state voter rolls

The suit seeks a court order finding that admin's 'demands and threats' related to the purported lists of non-citizen voters violate separation of powers and trample right of states to oversee polls

What are the three key issues shaping the 2026 US midterm elections?

Republicans hold narrow majorities in the House of Representatives and Senate while Democrats need a net gain of four seats to take control of each chamber

Trump approval hits record low of 31% ahead of US midterm elections: Poll

Some 31% of ​Americans approve of Trump's performance in office, down ​a percentage point from two weeks earlier and the lowest level in either of his presidential ​terms

US midterms 2026: What is at stake for Trump, Republicans and Democrats

All 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate are up for election; republicans currently control both chambers of Congress

Musk spends $276 mn on midterms to help Republicans retain Congress control

Musk's largess, which was reported earlier by the New York Times, makes the world's richest person likely the single-biggest political donor in this year's races, according to campaign finance ‌record

Indian-Americans back favourable candidates in US midterms elections

Indian-Americans are seeking not just a share in power in the US by getting elected as lawmakers but are also supporting others sympathetic to their cause in the November 3 midterm elections. The outgoing US House of Representatives have six members of Indian origin, but the number is likely to shrink to four with Raja Krishnamoorthi from Illinois and Shri Thanedar from Michigan failing to clear the primaries. Indian-American Congresspersons Ro Khanna (California-17), Pramila Jayapal (Washington-7), Ami Bera (California-3) and Suhas Subramanyam (Virginia-10) are up for re-election. The US midterm elections are held halfway through a president's four-year term to elect all 435 members of the House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress, and about one-third of the 100-member Senate, the upper house. The polls also include elections for several state governors and legislatures, as well as some mayors and other local officials. The results determine which party controls Congre

US national security, military to guard election systems during midterms

The US National Security Agency and other military intelligence and cybersecurity forces will guard election systems during the November midterms, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday. Military cybersecurity experts have routinely helped monitor systems and deter potential hackers since election equipment was designated " critical infrastructure " in 2017. But Hegseth's announcement comes after President Donald Trump gutted the civilian agency specifically created to safeguard election infrastructure, a division of the Department of Homeland Security called the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. That agency last week released an election infrastructure security plan that lays out potential threats to election systems and lists services it would offer to election officials to protect the vote. Both announcements come just weeks before Election Day on November 3 and with early voting already underway. The short timeline "suggests this is just theater," said Dav

Looking 'very seriously' at banning US diesel exports, says Trump

Several farm-state lawmakers have urged Trump to limit US diesel exports during the peak of the fall harvest season

Trump lashes out at SC for rejecting his push to restrict mail ballots

President Donald Trump on Tuesday went after the Supreme Court after it rejected his push to restrict mail-in voting in this year's midterms, saying justices who opposed him were "not the people I interviewed." His social media missive was just the latest in a long history of Trump assailing justices, particularly those he had nominated, who ruled against him on his administration's most prominent initiatives. The president has been publicly furious with the Supreme Court over its decisions against restricting birthright citizenship and his ability to issue tariffs unilaterally. On mail-in voting, the Trump administration had made a last-minute push to have the US Postal Service play a central role in deciding who would be able to receive a ballot. But state election officials argued there was not enough time to make the changes for the Nov. 3 midterm elections - and said their systems were already secure and accurate. The court ruled late Monday in an emergency order that the ...

US SC rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions for now ahead of midterms

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump's mail ballot restrictions for now, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting in the midterm elections already underway. The decision allows states to continue sending out mail ballots under the same processes they have used for years. Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented from the brief order. Justice Brett Kavanaugh agreed that the restrictions should not go into effect for the midterms but indicated he might rule in favour of the Trump administration later. The Trump administration had asked the court, once again at the centre of a roiling political controversy, to clear the way for restrictions before the pivotal November contests for control of Congress. The case has major implications because nearly one-third of the country votes by mail. Election officials have said there was simply no way to carry out a complete overhaul in the weeks before the midterms. Indeed, Alabama, North Carolina

JD Vance asks voters to stick with Republican party, nods to Iran war angst

Vance, 42, took the stage in Dallas Thursday at the Republican midterm convention, an event that President Donald Trump hopes will boost Republican fortunes in midterm elections

JD Vance takes centre stage as Republicans brace for midterm battle

US Vice President J D Vance took the stage on Thursday on the second and final night of the Republicans' midterm convention in Dallas, the party knowing that history is not on its side this election season but counting on President Donald Trump to propel voters to protect their House and Senate majorities. With Vance taking the primetime speaking slot just ahead of the president, the convention is also teeing up a potential post-Trump future. Vance has not said whether he will run for the White House, and Trump has yet to name an heir apparent, but the crowd roared "JD! JD!" when he stepped to the microphone. "It is pretty cool to hear a crowd that is this fired up chant your name, so go ahead and do it again," Vance said, and the audience obliged. Republicans are rallying their voters in the midterms while some are also thinking about the next presidential election two years away. "We've got a deep bench," said Bruce Johnston, 62, who drove 29 hours with his son from Delaware to

US SC sides with Trump admin on mail voting restrictions ahead of midterms

The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration Monday in a case over President Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting, though it remains unclear how much can be implemented before the fast-approaching midterm elections. The decision leaves room for additional court challenges that could further slow Trump's order, and other similar cases have already been filed. The US Postal Service laid out how it would implement the order last week, but time is running short to impose major changes with some states beginning to send mail ballots to voters in just a few weeks. The court's conservative majority didn't decide the legality of Trump's order, instead ruling that the states did not have the legal right to challenge it. "The Court's disposition of this application does not mean that any measure taken by the Government to implement the Order will necessarily be lawful. On that score, time will tell," the majority wrote in an unsigned order. The Supreme Court's .

Trump admin urges SC to revive mail voting order before midterm polls

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to clear the way for an executive order from President Donald Trump that could dramatically change mail-in voting. The emergency appeal comes after an appeals court upheld a ruling blocking the president's order in nearly half the country ahead of November's midterm elections. The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to allow the proposed changes to move ahead while lawsuits play out. Trump ordered the government in March to create a "state citizenship list" of eligible voters and deliver mail ballots only to people on that list. Democratic officials in 23 states and the District of Columbia sued, saying the Constitution gives states and Congress the authority to set election rules, not the president. Their attorneys have said Trump's proposed changes are ripe for abuse and could cause chaos. A judge in Massachusetts blocked the order for the plaintiff states, and a 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals panel upheld that .

US court blocks Trump bid to enforce mail voting overhaul before midterms

A US appeals court refused to lift a lower court order blocking key parts of Donald Trump's executive order over mail voting in Democratic-led states

Democrats' midterm math dealt blow as Supreme Court tosses Virginia map

The decision marks a significant milestone in an escalating effort by Republicans and Democrats to maximize partisan advantages ahead of the November vote by redrawing congressional districts

Voting against self-interest

The economic aspects of the Republican ideological agenda are driven by the concerns of the super-rich. Surprisingly though, the bulk of Republican voters are lower-income workers

US media changes tune, hails Biden's victory in midterms and derides Trump

Biden still faces innumerable challenges in the remaining two years of this term