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Trump lifts some Canada tariffs ahead of US midterm polls, after senator’s plea

Republican US Senator Susan Collins - who faces a strong challenge from a Democrat in the US-Canada border state of Maine - lobbied for the tariff changes.

Trump’s diesel price relief efforts grow costlier as election nears

US diesel prices rose nearly 10 cents a gallon in the latest week to an average of US$6.28.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Oct 23, 2026

US President Donald Trump speaking to the press before departing from the South Lawn of the White House on Oct 22 for a rally in Sioux City, Iowa.

Trump backs US campaign attack ad featuring Democrat’s estranged mother

Candidates for the governorship of Ohio Amy Acton (left), a Democrat, and Republican Vivek Ramaswamy. Ramaswamy is under fire for using Acton’s mother in an attack ad for the electoral race.

As Trump’s support slips, white evangelicals remain his Republican bedrock

Erik Estep, senior pastor at Village Church, delivering a sermon during a service focusing on the Bible and politics in Blythewood, South Carolina, on Oct 14.

Trump’s MAGA Inc unleashes US$277m in last-ditch bid to save Republicans in key US races

Sky-high fuel prices, ICE raids and the Iran war have driven US President Donald Trump’s popularity to historic lows ahead of November’s midterm elections.

Republicans bet Musk’s millions can rescue Texas’ Ken Paxton in US Senate race

Texas Attorney-General and Republican US Senate candidate Ken Paxton was impeached by the Republican-controlled Texas House in 2023 on abuse-of-office allegations but was acquitted by the state Senate.

Trump, in North Carolina, says Republicans will defy midterm odds

US President Donald Trump’s popularity has cratered since he ordered military strikes on Iran in February alongside US ally Israel, triggering a surge in petrol and diesel prices.

Trump warns Kansans that US will ‘burn’ like France if Democrats win

US President Donald Trump pointed to widespread protests in France as a scenario that could erupt in the United States unless Republicans win. He provided no evidence.

Trump approval falls to record low of 31% as US midterms near, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

Some 31% of Americans approve of US President Donald Trump’s performance in office, a four-day poll showed, the lowest level in his presidential terms.

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