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‘Trumpapalooza’ tests Republican bet on unpopular US President

US President Donald Trump will appear at “Trumpapalooza” to rally voters as the party faces increasingly grim forecasts for elections.

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.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Sept 5, 2026

The new map - known as the Equal Earth cartographic projection - more accurately depicts the scale of the continents than the traditional Mercator projection that it replaces.

US midterm elections begin with chaos over mail-in voting crackdown

The US midterm elections will determine control of Congress for the final two years of US President Donald Trump’s term. Yet voters and election officials still do not know what rules may govern millions of mail-in ballots.

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.

Trump signs Bill to avert government shutdown before mid-term elections

The Bill will keep federal agencies operating beyond Oct 1.

Democrats sink Republican bid to cap US Supreme Court at nine justices

The US Constitution does not establish how many justices should sit on the Supreme Court, and the size has fluctuated over the course of US history.

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.

Republicans see Trump’s unceasing Iran war as midterm threat

Many Republicans worry about the implications for November, but won’t say so publicly for fear of angering US President Donald Trump.

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