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  • US-POLITICS-TRUMPUS President Donald Trump speaks at a midterm campaign rally at the Rock Hill Sports & Event Center in Rock Hill, South Carolina on October 29, 2026.

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    Trump again calls for prosecution of Mary Peltola as turmoil grows over Alaska campaign investigation – live

    ‘This is voter fraud at the highest level,’ president tells rally crowd in South Carolina; Alaska governor orders inquiry into Peltola campaign amid Republican outcry
  • a composite images shows two women standing in front of microphones

    Senate race in once reliably Republican South Carolina tied in final stretch – poll

  • A woman speaks to people holding microphones

    Alaska governor orders investigation into Democrat Mary Peltola’s Senate campaign

  • Greg Cunningham gestures while speaking at a podium during a political convention

    New Mexico megachurch endorses Republican candidates, testing federal ban

  • Obama at lectern, smiling and talking, with man and woman seated behind him, smiling.

    ‘They mobilized a whole government response to that joke’: Obama laughs off Trump attacks in rally for Ossoff

  • Person at polling place

    Judge rebuffs Trump DoJ’s bid to force California to set aside 20,000 ballots

  • Barack Obama speaks in support of Democratic candidates Jon Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms at a rally in Georgia on 28 October

    Obama mocks Trump’s response to Cheesecake Factory jibe. ‘They mobilized a whole of government response to that joke!’ – as it happened

In depth

  • Jimmy Kimmel, wearing dark suit, stands with hand out in front of city backdrop

    Jimmy Kimmel on Trump’s racist remarks at rallies: ‘really takes you back about 200 years’

    Late-night hosts discussed the president’s weird campaign behaviour and his out-of-touch comments about wealth
  • Deb Haaland stands on a street with crossed arms, wearing turquoise jewellery, looking into the distance

    ‘Strength of matriarchs’: New Mexico’s Deb Haaland poised to be first female Native American governor

  • a man speaks to people

    A Mississippi Democrat is unexpectedly threatening Republicans’ grip on the state

  • people stand in line to vote

    ‘A revolution in slow motion’: is Arizona’s wealthiest district finally done with Trump?

  • Jimmy Kimmel, wearing a grey suit, speaks with hands gestured in front of city skyline backdrop

    Jimmy Kimmel on Trump’s midterms mindset: ‘If his side wins, elections were honest’

Explainers

  • A donkey-shaped weather vane atop the US Capitol dome against a cloudy blue sky

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    The US midterm races that will decide control of Congress

  • A black-and-white and red grid of 12 squares, with 9 filled with headshots, overlayed by red circles.

    Voter panel
    A national verdict on Trump 2.0 is coming. Nine midterm voters share where they stand

  • The US midterms may not be as much of a spectacle as the presidential elections, but they are just as important and can completely change not just the course of a presidential term, but federal legislation for years to come

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    US midterms: what are they and why do presidents dread them?

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  • a man speaks next to a woman

    Alaska Senate race: what to know about Democrats’ alleged ballot-stacking effort

Analysis

  • a man speaks into a microphone

    How Republican lie that Abdul El-Sayed ‘publicly supported’ Muslim Brotherhood started with Laura Loomer

  • President Trump points firmly towards the camera at a campaign rally

    The bottomless depths of Donald Trump’s midterm rally bigotry

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  • Rally crowd listens to Bernie Sanders, with "Save Lives, Tax Billionaires" signs on the railing

    The survival of American democracy depends on taxing billionaires

  • A voter walks past a row of voting booths during early voting

    As midterms loom, Trump and his allies try to change the subject

Opinion

  • Jerel Ezell

    double quotation markCould Abdul El-Sayed’s plan for AI companies stave off catastrophe?

    Jerel Ezell
  • Kenneth Roth

    double quotation markIt’s easy to see through Trump’s Ukraine ploy

    Kenneth Roth
  • Margaret Sullivan

    double quotation markTrump’s plea – ‘pretend I’m on the ballot’ – deserves to backfire

    Margaret Sullivan
  • Virginians cast their ballots during early midterm voting in Alexandria on 27 October.

    double quotation markI’ve mailed off my vote in the US midterms. It will be a nail-biting watch, but easier from outside Trump’s America

    Eleanor Limprecht

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  • Pete Hoekstra gestures with his hand while speaking at a fireside chatUs-Cda-Trade, Gatineau, Canada - 20 Oct 2026

    US ambassador suggests Trump could blame Canada if midterms don’t go his way

  • A composite image shows two men and a woman.

    Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign reportedly recruited second Dan Sullivan in Alaska Senate race

  • Cam Higby and James O’Keefe

    Conservative influencers charged with unlawful voting after ‘Muslim garb’ election stunt

  • From redrawing electoral maps to installing a sense of uncertainty around the electoral process ahead of the midterms elections on 3 November, Republicans have deployed several tactics to try and skew the vote in their favour

    How Trump is trying to disrupt the midterms – video explainer

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