By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) – The US State Department’s policy chief, Jeremy Lewin, said on Tuesday he was leaving his role after nearly two years in which he helped lead an overhaul of US foreign assistance and implemented President Donald Trump’s policies toward Venezuela and Cuba.
By Luc Cohen and Jan Wolfe Oct 27 (Reuters) – A US judge appeared skeptical on Tuesday of the Justice Department’s request to block California from counting any mail ballots for the November 3 midterm election from more than 20,000 registered voters the Trump administration alleges are noncitizens.
By Steve Holland LUBBOCK, Texas, Oct 27 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump campaigned in the traditionally solidly Republican state of Texas on Tuesday, seeking to boost US Senate candidate Ken Paxton and other party members and fend off what could be the first statewide Democratic victory in 32 yea
By Andrew Chung Oct 27 (Reuters) – The US Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to reinstate the authority of immigration judges to temporarily postpone deportation cases, keeping in place an agreement between President Donald Trump’s administration and Republican-governed Texas that bars the once-commo
Oct 27 (Reuters) – A clutch of ultra-wealthy executives who made fortunes in and around the cryptocurrency business have become influential players in US politics, collectively spending more than $56 million during the current election cycle so far, according to a Reuters analysis of federal filings
By Andy Sullivan WINDHAM, Maine, Oct 27 (Reuters) – If Republican Senator Susan Collins wins this nail-biter of an election, it may well be because voters in Maine decide she is not Republican enough. Since her first victory in 1996, Collins’ reputation as an independent-minded moderate has helped h
By Luc Cohen and Jan Wolfe Oct 26 (Reuters) – A US appeals court on Monday ruled against President Donald Trump’s administration in a major voting dispute ahead of the midterm elections, denying a request to block California from counting mail ballots from people on a list of more than 20,000 regist
By Trevor Hunnicutt CORINTH, Mississippi, Oct 26 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump campaigned on Monday in deeply Republican Mississippi, predicting victory for a Republican Senate candidate based on what he deemed to be a booming US economy, while also repeating his claim that oil prices would
By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Americans have paid more for their gasoline and diesel at the pump on average during President Donald Trump’s second term than they did under his Democratic predecessor, Joe Biden, according to the AAA. Surging fuel prices are a major thorn in Trump’
By Luc Cohen Oct 26 (Reuters) – Mary Peltola, the Democratic candidate for US Senate in a pivotal Alaska race that could determine control of the chamber, asked a federal judge to dismiss the Trump administration’s lawsuit seeking to block the state from certifying results if the Republican incumben
(Corinth, MS) — President Trump is hitting the campaign trail in support of Republicans and the midterm elections draw near. He heads to Mississippi today where he’s scheduled to hold a rally in support of incumbent Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith as polling shows the race between Hyde-Smith and Democratic
PORT HURON, Michigan, Oct 25 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump on Sunday escalated his invective against Norway, calling it a “shit house country” and saying Norwegian immigrants were not welcome in the United States because the Nobel committee, based in the capital Oslo, had not awarded him a P
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump at a Sunday political rally predicted a trade dispute with Canada would be resolved “soon,” without providing specifics. At an event in Port Huron, Michigan, to boost Republican candidates ahead of the November 3 midterms, Tr
By Jan Wolfe Oct 25 (Reuters) – A federal appeals court appeared skeptical on Sunday of a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump’s administration that seeks to force California officials to set aside thousands of mail-in ballots the administration says were sent to noncitizens ahead of midterm elec
NEW YORK, Oct 25 (Reuters) – The Justice Department’s bid to preemptively block the results of Alaska’s Senate race is not an attempt to give US President Donald Trump control of state elections, US Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Sunday. Blanche’s agency on Friday sued to stop Alaska from cer
(New York) — New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani skipped the line at an early voting site Saturday morning. Video shows a man waiting in line before Mamdani walks in front of him on his way to the voting booth. The man can be heard yelling, “the mayor just cut me” adding “why’s he gotta cut me.” Mamdani w
(Palm Beach, FL) — President Trump rallied voters in Georgia after voting early in Florida Saturday. The President cast his ballot in Palm Beach in the afternoon accompanied by First Lady Melania Trump. He also spoke to reporters briefly before departing for a midterm campaign rally for Republican c
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump confirmed on Saturday he may move the White House press corps to a different location. In a social media post, Trump dismissed a report that he planned to remove the White House press room and restore a historic swimming pool on
By Tim McLaughlin, Nichola Groom, Timothy Gardner and Leah Douglas KINGSTON, New Hampshire, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Eighty-year-old Rick Russman of New Hampshire spent five decades as a Republican. This year, as his state braces for a winter of soaring heating oil costs, he will vote for Democrat Chris P
By Jonathan Allen Oct 24 (Reuters) – Kamala Harris is returning to the campaign trail to help Democrats in some of the tightest US midterm races, putting the former vice president back before voters as she weighs whether to make a third run for the presidency in 2028. The Democratic Party’s unsucces
(Undated) — President Trump is heading to Michigan over the weekend to rally support for GOP senate nominee Mike Rogers as the midterms draw closer. Rogers is locked in a tight race with Democrat Abdul El-Sayed. Earlier today, Trump was in Florida for another midterm campaign rally. Trump is backing
(Washington, DC) — Two former FBI agents are being accused of lying about Hunter Biden’s laptop. Federal prosecutors say ex-senior officials Nikki Floris and Bradley Benevides turned themselves in on Friday after they were accused by the Trump administration of lying about their roles in a 2020 prob
By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Foreign policy is rarely the deciding factor in US midterm elections, when economic considerations usually drive voters’ choices. But this time, with Donald Trump’s war against Iran and his sweeping tariff campaign pushing up costs for Americans, a p
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (Reuters) – The sole Democratic member of the Federal Communications Commission on Friday urged the broadcast industry to take a more aggressive approach in confronting the Trump administration’s actions toward major US networks and stations. FCC Commissioner A
By Nate Raymond Oct 23 (Reuters) – A US appeals court ruled on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration is not required under the US Constitution to give detained immigrants a chance to seek release on bond. In a 10-7 ruling powered by its conservative majority, the New Orleans-based 5th
Oct 23 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said on Friday he told the Justice Department to preemptively block Alaska from certifying the results of its US Senate race if the Republican incumbent candidate loses by a narrow margin. (Reporting by Ryan Patrick Jones and Bhargav Acharya; Editing by J
By Jan Wolfe Oct 23 (Reuters) – The Trump administration has sued Alaska to preemptively block the state from certifying the results of its US Senate race if the Republican incumbent candidate loses narrowly, saying voters could be confused because two Republicans on the ballot have almost identical
(Washington, DC) — A major pro-Israel lobbying group says it’s no longer endorsing candidates. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, known as AIPAC, said in a letter this week that it “achieved important victories” in this election cycle, but that it “must build a more strategic” operation,
By Jarrett Renshaw and Leah Douglas Oct 23 (Reuters) – With the November midterm elections fast approaching, President Donald Trump is throwing an array of costly and politically fraught solutions at one stubborn problem: the price of diesel. His administration has offered billions of dollars to far
By David Morgan Oct 23 (Reuters) – Republican US Senate candidate Mike Rogers and allies including President Donald Trump are escalating their efforts to tie Democratic rival Abdul El-Sayed to the Muslim Brotherhood less than two weeks before the November 3 midterms, with Trump falsely branding him
