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Epstein files take back seat in midterms but experts say issue has not gone away
Other voter concerns have prevailed but return of Congress likely to see renewed focus on late sex offender’s activities
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Ukraine says Starlink speed limits lifted after a slowdown that hobbled its drones
Ukraine's military has regained full use of Starlink satellite links for its drones and fast-moving equipment, according to the defense minister
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Karoline Leavitt weighs in on 5-day tenure of successor Katie Zacharia
Within five days of becoming White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia was fired
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Trump lost it and ordered me to be ‘quiet’ in the Oval Office. Then it got personal
What was supposed to be an announcement on fraud quickly devolved into Trump vs The Independent. Andrew Feinberg details how it all happened in the Oval Office
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No more slogans, no more contradictions, Britain needs a hard-nosed plan on Ukraine - Patrick Mercer
“Despite the huge challenge Ukraine was already facing preparing for winter - Russian jet drones, ballistic missiles, and wholesale economic warfare - the US is looking once again not just to abandon Ukraine, but to actively enter the war on the side of Russia”.
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Ukraine war live: Explosions rock Russian petrochemical plant hit by drones
Several industrial facilities were damaged in the attack in Togliatti, the city’s mayor confirmed
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As Trump fights over what America owes, slavery descendants organize for the future
Robin Rue Simmons has been working to address the legacy of slavery in the United States
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Ramaswamy accuses Acton of ‘lying’ about attack ad, but court records contradict mother’s claim – as it happened
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Ukraine war live: White House praises Melania as Kyiv clarifies ceasefire details
The localised ceasefire for the Russian-occupied city will reportedly begin on October 29
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Burnham presses Trump on Ukraine’s Starlink access in phone call
The Prime Minister raised the issue directly with the US president amid deteriorating relations between the White House and Zelensky
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Trump claims he’s ‘flipping races’ with rallies. It’s not Republicans he’s helping
The president insists he can help his party defy the polls, even as Republicans who voted for him sour on his policies and increasingly erratic behavior and comments in the home stretch to Election Day, writes Andrew Feinberg
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Trump, seeking to help Maine Sen. Susan Collins, exempts some Canadian imports from his 50% tariffs
President Donald Trump is exempting some imports — including plywood sheets, packing crates and some machinery — from the 50% tariffs he slapped on $20 billion worth of Canadian products over the summer
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Trump boasts he ordered DOJ to sue Alaska to toss out results if Republican loses
Attorney General Todd Blanche has declined to pledge DOJ’s independence from the White House and would not rule out similar suits in other states
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Trump drops some Canada tariffs in bid to boost embattled Susan Collins in Maine
Republican senator faces critical re-election battle in state where president’s trade war has outraged voters
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White House says the US is lifting tariffs on some Canadian goods
Susan Collins, a Republican in a tight race to keep her senate seat in next month's elections, said she had been working with the White House on tariff relief.
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Trump’s justice department sues to block Senate race certification in Alaska if Republican loses – live
Preliminary lawsuit claims there could be ‘voter confusion’ about the two Dan Sullivans on the ballot, which could influence the race’s outcome in favor of the Democratic nominee, Mary Peltola
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Trump’s justice department sues to block Senate race certification in Alaska if Republican loses – live
Preliminary lawsuit claims there could be ‘voter confusion’ about the two Dan Sullivans on the ballot, which could influence the race’s outcome in favor of the Democratic nominee, Mary Peltola
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Russia and Ukraine agree to local ceasefire in Oleshky amid deepening humanitarian crisis
People in Russian-occupied city facing severe shortages of food, water and electricity, with some reportedly surviving on weeds
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White House says Melania Trump brokers truce for Ukraine city 'on brink of disaster'
Ukraine and Russia confirm the truce in Russian-occupied Oleshky, where residents have had to eat garden weeds to survive.
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‘Andy is getting it done’, says Trump as he claims UK ‘opening up North Sea oil’
The US president has welcomed the go-ahead for the Jackdaw gas field, but appeared to think the project would tap oil.
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Melania Trump claims to have secured ceasefire for single Ukrainian town
The White House said the ceasefire in the ‘frontline war city on the brink of disaster’ will begin next week
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Melania Trump secures ceasefire in Russian-occupied city of Oleshky
The agreement, due to take effect on 29 October, is intended to allow humanitarian aid and civilian evacuations in a city where residents have endured years of Russian occupation, severe food shortages and dangerous attempts to escape.
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Trump’s plan to make the midterms all about him is backfiring, poll finds
Democratic voters are more motivated to vote against the president in the Nov. 3 elections than Republicans are to turn out in support of him, the poll found
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Trump berates ‘horrible little’ female reporter in fit over Vivek foe’s mom
Trump doubles down on support for Amy Acton’s mom, who stood by her late husband as he was indicted for raping her then-teen daughter
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Helium named a critical material by US amid worries over global supply
Helium is the 20th critical material identified by DOE
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UAE diplomat running for UN chief faces questions over her country's support for Sudan rebels
Lana Nusseibeh, a diplomat from the United Arab Emirates, is the newest contender for United Nations secretary-general
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White House ballroom construction progress seen in aerial footage
Donald Trump’s administration has released aerial footage showing the construction progress on the White House ballroom. Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino shared the video on X, which he said was filmed from Marine One during a flyover on the president’s journey to Joint Base Andrews. The original East Wing of the White House was demolished in October 2025 to make way for the 90,000-square-foot facility, proceeding without congressional authorization. Trump has defended the project, arguing it will offer a secure location for state visits, official ceremonies and inaugurations. In February 2025, the ballroom’s cost was estimated at $100m. The figure later rose to $250m and has since grown to $600m.
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Video by left-wing group claims Lindsey Graham paid men for sex
Former Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene alleged on X that politicians’ secrets function as ‘levers of control’ that keep them ‘in line’
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Kaitlan Collins tears into Trump’s defense of Vivek Ramaswamy attack ad
CNN star questions President Donald Trump’s decision to go to bat for advert in which Democrat Amy Acton is accused by her own mother, whom she has not spoken to in 48 years, of lying about her traumatic past
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Elon Musk Just Dumped Another $76 Million Into the Midterms
The trillionaire has given more than $445 million to Republican political groups this election cycle, as Democrats vow to investigate him.
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Trump says ‘Andy is getting it done’ as he claims UK ‘opening up North Sea oil’
‘Andy is getting it done, and I guess it’s against the liberal principle, but he knows what’s right. It’s going to make UK a very wealthy country’, the US president said
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Exclusive: Leaked trove reveals extent of far-right AfD’s efforts to court Trump and Maga allies
Documents show German party’s scramble to request support after president’s 2016 election win and co-leader’s pursuit of Steve Bannon
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France to deploy 70,000 officers as it braces for weekend of protests – Europe live
Interior minister Laurent Nuñez defended blanket bans on demonstrations in some parts of France
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'Terrifying': Ukraine and Europe on edge as Trump takes Putin's side
Trump’s pivot towards Putin has reignited fears that Washington is pushing Ukraine towards capitulation, regardless of the consequences. Alarmed, Europeans are scrambling to get the peace talks back on track.
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Starlink restrictions not lifted in Ukraine despite Trump's claims
Ukrainian forces continue to experience disruptions to critical battlefield communications despite Donald Trump's assertion that restrictions have been removed, raising fresh questions about Kyiv's dependence on an American-controlled satellite network.
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Trump tells Iowa rally crowd he encouraged Ramaswamy to keep running widely criticized campaign ad – as it happened
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Calley Means, a key MAHA advocate, resigns as a top RFK Jr. adviser
A leading advocate for the Make America Healthy Again movement has resigned as a top adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Calley Means says he leaves with respect for President Donald Trump and Kennedy
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Trump mocks Michigan’s progressive and calls him a ‘jihadist’
Trump went after Abdul El-Sayed, James Talarico and Ilhan Omar at his rally in Sioux City, Iowa, as he stumps for Republicans ahead of November’s midterms
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Video. Watch: Catholic bishops pray over Trump in the Oval Office
Video. Catholic bishops and archbishops gathered around US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office to pray for him and the country.
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Trump says Musk has restored access to Ukraine's Starlink network
Ukraine relies on Starlink for a range of military uses - its owner Elon Musk has repeatedly denied restricting access.
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Young voters are turning to Democrats after they clinched 2024 for Trump
Young voters flocked to Trump in 2024 but the tide is turning ahead of the midterms, polls suggest
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Susie Wiles had a hand in setting up Katie Zacharia’s car crash Fox interview: report
Zacharia’s contentious interview with Trump-pal Sean Hannity was described as a ‘sanctioned hit’ by one insider
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Trump blocked me from the press pool today — but he can’t silence me
White House correspondent Andrew Feinberg explains why he won’t be covering Donald Trump’s Sioux City rally tonight — after the president attacked him in a very personal way and then had him disinvited from Air Force One — and why Team Trump’s efforts to bully him won’t stop his reporting
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Trump’s top MAHA ally just resigned over stalled agenda
‘I know this movement is just getting started,’ Calley Means wrote in his resignation post
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Karoline Leavitt weighs in on 5-day tenure of successor Katie Zacharia
Within five days of becoming White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia was fired
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Trump lost it and ordered me to be ‘quiet’ in the Oval Office. Then it got personal
What was supposed to be an announcement on fraud quickly devolved into Trump vs The Independent. Andrew Feinberg details how it all happened in the Oval Office
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Trump’s gaffes at South Carolina rally raise new questions about his health
At one point, he appeared to confuse the names of two different prizes that he has not won
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Construction on Trump’s beloved arch could start in just a few weeks, docs reveal
The proposed monument is set to be erected in Memorial Circle, located across the Potomac River from the Lincoln Memorial
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Seth Myers mocks Trump for going after The Independent inside the Oval Office
‘I mean, were you trying to yell at him or were you trying to connect?’ Myers asked on his late-night show
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Trump’s botched execution on Katie Zacharia speaks volumes about Susie Wiles’ future
Reports of the chief of staff’s impending demise were shown to be greatly exaggerated as the Trumpworld boss made quick work of the president's impulse hire, making her an example of what happens when she's left out of the loop, Andrew Feinberg writes
