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US midterms: key takeaways from Senate debates in Michigan, Georgia and MaineCandidates traded personal attacks and clashed over a range of issues in closely watched US Senate debates on Thursday, with control of Congress at stake With just weeks left in the contentious midterm election campaign, candidates in a trio of highly-competitive Senate races debated Thursday night, clashing over the economy, tariffs, the Iran war and…
Hegseth falsely claims Obama called 2009 Fort Hood attack ‘workplace violence’ – US politics livePentagon chief joins Trump in attempt to use deadly shooting at Texas base to attack former Democratic president Thousands turn out to welcome weary USS Lincoln sailors Sign up for the US Breaking News email Donald Trump has urged James Talarico , the Democratic nominee in the US Senate race in Texas, to debate Ken Paxton – Republican attorney general…
ICE agent shoots man in New York City with five-year-old reportedly in carPolice say man taken to hospital and mayor says child physically unharmed as he condemns ‘unconscionable’ act A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and injured a man in New York City on Thursday afternoon during an enforcement operation, federal officials said. The man was conscious and hospitalized, authorities said , and the…
Execution TV? Pete Hegseth has taken the once ‘greatest democracy’ to a horrific new low | Paul DaleyA proposal to livestream the killing of Nidal Hasan by firing squad opens a window ever wider to the Trump administration’s complete moral vacuity More fool me! Here I was thinking nothing that America’s Trump administration could do or say, no matter how politically and morally bankrupt, no matter how venal or violent, was capable of shocking me any…
Trump hosts awards party for tech billionaires, almost as if he doesn’t care about ordinary AmericansAmid a cost-of-living crisis, with US midterms a month away, the president held a ceremony to celebrate our tech overlords – again He stands accused of being out of touch , enriching himself and his family, building a lavish White House ballroom and, with elections looming, neglecting the hardships of the voters who brought him to power. Time for Donald…
‘Undistilled cheating’: Missouri voters furious in aftermath of Trump bid to rig electoral mapsState residents express anger at Republicans who allowed chaotic voting maps saga to unfold ahead of the midterms Sign up to The Stakes 2026: your weekly guide to the US midterms Send us your questions on how the US economy is shaping the midterm elections Eric Leventhal knows he’s going to vote for a Democrat in Congress when he goes to the polls in…
I’m the attorney general of Washington state. Here’s how we’re protecting the midterm elections | Nick BrownA coalition of Democratic attorneys general is working to make sure voters across the spectrum have their voices heard Elections have consequences. So do the Trump administration’s exhaustive efforts to undermine them. Voters will be confident in their choices, but less certain whose voice will count in the face of myriad intrusions by the executive…
‘System is rigged’: Democrat Sherrod Brown puts datacenter danger at heart of populist Senate bidOhio former senator attacks Republican rival as the ‘face of datacenters’ as he wraps AI concerns into pro-worker message Send us your questions on how the US economy is shaping the midterm elections Sherrod Brown, the Democratic former senator from Ohio hoping to return to office in November’s midterm elections, has spent the past year traveling across…
‘Chaos and cruelty’: the kids trapped in Trump’s immigration enforcement campaignChildren are being detained in record numbers, sometimes alone and where lawyers and family cannot find them The image of immigration officers arresting five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos – in a blue bunny hat and Spider-Man backpack – in January sparked outrage across the country. Celebrities from Ms Rachel to Madonna called for the closure of the Dilley…
Trump’s latest attacks on the press exude desperation | Margaret SullivanTrump seems to invent ugly new variations on his press-bashing theme almost every day When you hate the mainstream press as much as Donald Trump does, nothing gets in the way of the punishment fantasy. Not court rulings. Not public opinion. Not even the dreadful consequence of less media coverage. Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist writing on…
Could Trump’s plan to suppress voters backfire in the south? – Stateside with Kai and CarterThe biggest question in US politics may be whether Democrats can ever win in the south. In this year’s midterms, Georgia has once again emerged as a bellwether. The state has shifted from deep red to purple for the last several election cycles and remains a frontline state in the battle over voting rights. In a recent Stateside with Kai and Carter live…
Trump repeats his false claim that Iran could destroy Los Angeles or San Diego – as it happenedThis live blog is now closed. Sign up for the Breaking News US email Tonight, we’ll have another set of midterm debates. In Iowa, we’ll see the Republican nominee for US Senate, Ashley Hinson , face off against Democrat Josh Turek , a state representative and Paralympian at 8pm ET. The race has become one of the most competitive of this cycle, despite…
Leon Botstein resigns from Bard roles as key Democrat demands investigation into Epstein linksJamie Raskin says ‘startling’ email asked whether young woman was ‘for me, or are you keeping her for yourself’ A powerful Democratic lawmaker has called for a criminal investigation into former Bard College president Leon Botstein after congressional investigators uncovered an email from Botstein to accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein in which he…
Democrats sue to stop Trump from using taxpayer funds for self-promoting adsAds promoting the president have cost more than $12m and his Super Pac has refused to reimburse taxpayers Sign up to The Stakes 2026: your weekly guide to the US midterms The Democratic National Committee sued the Trump administration in federal court on Wednesday, asking a judge in Washington DC to stop the president from using taxpayer funds to air a…
Trump backs away from top aides who reportedly advised pro-Russia governmentPresident floats firing Chris LaCivita and James Blair over any ‘conflict’ after reports of work in Republika Srpska Donald Trump distanced himself from two top advisers on Wednesday, claiming he did not have “any idea who else they work for”, after it was reported they spent the weekend assisting a pro-Russia government in the Balkans. On Truth Social,…
The Guardian view on the US midterms: the cost of living is on the ballot, but this is about democracy too | EditorialDonald Trump’s unpopularity and the economic struggles of voters have boosted Democrats. But with less than a month to go, there is no complacency For once, Democrats and Donald Trump might be in agreement: “Pretend I’m on the ticket,” the historically unpopular president has instructed supporters . Midterms are in large part a referendum on the…