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“Americans are heading to the polls today in US midterm elections widely seen as a referendum on Donald Trump’s second presidency and a chance for opponents to rein in his untrammeled power.”

“… is pivotal to the presidential race, he is either drawing lukewarm, reluctant endorsements from other senior Democrats or he is openly attacked, primarily on his position towards Israel, which he believes has committed genocide in Gaza and should be…”

“On 3 November, millions of Americans will vote in midterm elections to decide control of the House of Representatives and Senate, as well as the governorships in 36 states and state legislatures across the country.”

“When the US and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran in February, China was credited with pushing Tehran toward ceasefire talks in Pakistan, bolstering its status as a regional mediator.”

“The upcoming midterm elections will be the most expensive elections ever conducted in the US.”

“…f Datwyler’s activities over several political cycles raises questions about the attitude of Republican campaigns and candidates to campaign finance in the run-up to the November midterm elections, and the evolution of so-called “dark money” electoral…”

“Millions of Americans will head to the polls on 3 November in elections that will determine control of the Republican-held House of Representatives and Senate, as well as the governorships of 36 states.”

“My colleague Hilary Beaumont has the full story here: Donald Trump is tele-rallying from Mar-a-Lago with just three days to go before the midterm elections.”

“…ky, a retired teacher in her late 70s, voiced indignation at Donald Trump’s sudden turn against her ancestral homeland, which she believed had come close to killing her son, Darko, and a desire to punish his fellow Republicans at next week’s midterm…”

“The US economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter as resilient consumer spending and AI-driven business investment more than offset the impact of higher oil prices stemming from the conflict in the Middle East.”

“Five big stories - Israeli elections | Israel could be in for weeks of political haggling after exit polls and partial official results showed neither Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition nor the opposition bloc led by former general Gadi Eisenkot had won enough…”

“Whatever the eventual outcome of Israel’s election and next week’s US midterm polls, Donald Trump, playing the Lone Ranger, and Benjamin Netanyahu, his badass Tonto, appear hell-bent on resuming the illegal war of choice they began in June last year and…”

“Benjamin Netanyahu has resorted to increasingly alarmist rhetoric and reportedly put pressure on Israel’s military to take action against Iran as his far-right coalition narrowly trails in the polls ahead of Tuesday’s close-run elections.”

“But even inside Israel, where the impact of the war on the people of Gaza is all too rarely discussed, it is no less of a riddle that Netanyahu is a serious candidate in these elections, let alone one who could emerge on top.”

“…lled for four years until late September, just weeks before Israel’s 27 October elections, when the Jerusalem Development Authority (JDA) issued a notice of intent to award a contract without a public tender to ROPES, a cable car engineering consultancy based…”

“As the war in the Middle East rattles the global economy, business leaders are pressing the chancellor for a package of emergency support to soften the impact from soaring fuel costs and energy bills.”

“A container ship has sunk near the strait of Hormuz and a second cargo vessel was reportedly sinking amid the sharpest uptick in Iranian attacks on shipping since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran.”

“Following a vote to adopt a policy that equates Zionism with racism, and calls for Israel to be replaced by a single Palestinian state “with equal rights for all”, some Jewish members say they are considering whether they are welcome in the party.”

“Later today, Donald Trump will be in the state of Nebraska to rev up supporters as he kicks off a campaign blitz of rallies ahead of the midterm elections on 3 November.”

“Moderate Democrats worry that left-wing candidates will struggle to win general elections, while progressive voters want fresh solutions to healthcare and the rising cost of living.”

“A taboo seemed to be broken in June 2025, when Trump profanely condemned Israel and Iran for continuing firing at each other even after hostilities were thought to have been halted following a 12-day war.”

“Numerous Democratic candidates have publicly stated that they don’t want Harris’s toxic brand anywhere near their elections.”

“She won’t say if she thinks the Labour government needs to go further on Gaza, only that the foreign secretary’s decision to call Israel’s occupation of the West Bank unlawful and announce sweeping sanctions on trade with Israeli settlements was welcome.”

“And now, he is the frontrunner in the race to represent the border district of south-west Texas in November’s midterm elections.”

“DUP leader Gavin Robinson posted on X: President Trump knows better than most that elections matter.”