US midterm elections

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Warning signs abound for Republicans as midterm campaign begins final sprint

FILE — President Donald Trump gestures at a campaign rally for Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Aug. 21, 2026. The president’s strategy, message and spending have left the GOP in a difficult spot as lawmakers try to outrun his sagging approval ratings. (Alex Kent/The New York Times)

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Latest flare-up between the US and Iran: Will there be major escalation or just more of the same stand-off?

Iranian men off load food stuff close to the port’s damaged storage and warehousing facilities following a US military strike earlier in the week on Kuhestak, Sirik County, in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province on Sept 6.

American Evolution

America’s political maps are shifting. So is who can win

A plaque marks the spot where Rosa Parks boarded a public bus and refused to yield her seat for a white passenger, her rebellion sparking a mass protest that forced authorities to end segregation on the city’s buses in 1956. It also brought to the national stage a dapper 26-year-old pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church.

Elon Musk’s super PAC wades into US midterms with more than $1m for Republicans in close races

Elon Musk’s America PAC reported its first spending for the 2026 election in a filing late on Sept 2.

US-Iran strikes raise fears of renewed war across the Middle East

The US military said it struck air defences, radar systems, mine-laying capabilities and more in Iran on Sept 1.

Trump vows to hit campaign trail hard for Republicans in tight midterms

US President Donald Trump speaks while hosting a Rose Garden dinner at the White House in Washington, DC, on September 2, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

US, Iran unleash biggest barrage since July as Tehran strikes Gulf bases

An F/A-18 Super Hornet readies for takeoff on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington.

Trump aides, fearing a midterm rout, push to keep Iran war ‘quiet’ for now

White House officials will consider ramping up military action after the Nov 3 vote, said four sources.

It’s ‘very early’ to talk about a Hegseth 2028 presidential campaign, says Trump

US President Donald Trump listens as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a cabinet meeting on Jul 31.

Trump calls for ‘punishment’ of NBC reporter

US President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform to attack NBC journalist Kristen Welker as the “unpopular ‘hostess’ of the once great Meet the Press” talk show.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.