United States stock futures were mixed on Tuesday as investors digested a disappointing margin outlook from Apple and waited for results from the midterm elections. The Apple earnings stocks story dominated pre-market trading: Apple shares fell about 3.9 percent in pre-market trading after the company warned that rising memory chip costs would pressure its holiday-quarter … Read more
Americans are voting across the country on Tuesday, November 3, in the 2026 midterm elections, a contest that will decide control of Congress for the final two years of President Donald Trump’s second term. The 2026 midterm elections put all 435 seats in the House of Representatives, 35 seats in the Senate and governorships in … Read more
Washington ballots noncitizens are at the centre of a new election dispute, after the U.S. Justice Department asked Washington state on Monday, October 26, to set aside any ballots received from more than 400 people it suspects registered to vote without U.S. citizenship. The request, made in a letter to Washington Secretary of State Steve … Read more
Texas Senate race politics took centre stage in West Texas on Tuesday, October 27, as President Donald Trump and Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico held dueling rallies in Lubbock on the same night, one week before Election Day. Trump was scheduled to speak at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center at 6 p.m. Central Time, campaigning … Read more
The Alaska Senate lawsuit filed by the Justice Department has become one of the most closely watched election cases of the 2026 midterms, after federal lawyers asked a court to block Alaska from certifying its Senate result if the Republican incumbent loses by a margin that a second candidate with almost the same name could … Read more
The Trump Canada tariffs relief order signed on Friday removes 50% duties on a set of Canadian agricultural and forestry products, delivering a targeted win for Maine businesses and farmers just days before the November 3 midterm elections. President Donald Trump signed the order after sustained lobbying from Senator Susan Collins, the Maine Republican locked … Read more
The Trump Iran war midterms connection took center stage Thursday night as President Donald Trump told supporters in Sioux City, Iowa, that the war with Iran could be finished “very soon” — while openly hinting it could flare back up after the November 3 midterm elections. Speaking to a crowd at Sioux Gateway Airport less … Read more
Thousands of demonstrators filled streets in cities across the United States on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, for a nationwide day of action known as the No Kings protests. With the Nov. 3 midterm elections just weeks away, organizers branded this iteration “No Kings: Vote Early,” framing the rallies as a call to encourage early and … Read more
President Donald Trump’s standing with American voters has sunk to a record low, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll released October 18. The survey puts the Trump approval rating at just 33% among U.S. adults, with 66% saying they disapprove of his job performance, according to USA Today. That marks the worst showing … Read more
The U.S. Justice Department sued California on Thursday in an attempt to block the state from counting mail-in ballots from more than 20,000 people the Trump administration says may not be U.S. citizens — a dramatic escalation of federal involvement in elections less than three weeks before the Nov. 3 midterms. The lawsuit, filed in … Read more