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US elections

  • Wednesday, 6 May, 2026
    The Bethlehem Project
    Dousing the DC ‘dumpster fire’: Democrats battle over party’s future

    Candidates in pivotal Pennsylvania seat hope to woo voters away from Donald Trump’s Republicans

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  • Wednesday, 6 May, 2026
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  • Sunday, 3 May, 2026
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    America’s political identity crisis

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    An illustration showing a large bust of Donald Trump supported by three cracked pillars, with small figures pushing the weakened pillars out from under the bust.
  • Friday, 1 May, 2026
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    There are signs that voters are losing faith as problems mount for his administration ahead of midterm elections

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  • Sunday, 26 April, 2026
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  • Thursday, 23 April, 2026
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    Republican US senator warns of ‘political cost’ for supporting AI

    Josh Hawley urges party to refuse money from Big Tech lobby groups

    Missouri Senator Josh Hawley speaks at a lectern
  • Tuesday, 21 April, 2026
    US midterm elections 2026
    Trump allies build record $350mn war chest ahead of midterm elections

    Maga Inc Super Pac raises $35mn in March with donations from billionaire Diane Hendricks and Andreessen Horowitz

    A person holds a red "Make America Great Again" hat during the National March for a Free Iran in London.
  • Wednesday, 15 April, 2026
    US politics & policy
    Big Tech’s $300mn election war chest rattles Democrats

    Pro-industry campaign groups deploy millions amid growing public support for tighter regulation

    A photo of the US Congress with a $100 bill behind it in a montage
  • Friday, 10 April, 2026
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    Trumpism has done remarkably little to the GOP’s centre of gravity

    Most of the things that make it distinct from traditional conservatism won’t last

    Michael Strain
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  • Monday, 6 April, 2026
    US politics & policy
    The Big Read. Maga stands by Trump on Iran — for now

    On the streets of small-town Georgia, the president’s base is backing the war as swing voters waver

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  • Monday, 30 March, 2026
    Technology sector
    Pro-AI group to spend $100mn on US midterm elections as backlash grows

    November 3 poll set to be battleground over regulation of AI

    David Sacks speaks during a meeting, wearing a dark suit and patterned tie, with blurred figures in the foreground.
  • Sunday, 29 March, 2026
    Artificial intelligence
    OpenAI investor says AI requires an income tax overhaul

    Vinod Khosla says voter fears over technology causing job losses will shape upcoming US elections

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  • Saturday, 28 March, 2026
    US politics & policy
    Support for JD Vance slips in straw poll on 2028 Republican candidates

    Secretary of state Marco Rubio, an architect of the Iran war, is gaining ground on the US vice-president

    US vice-president JD Vance looks to the side with a serious expression during a Fraud Task Force meeting at the White House.
  • Thursday, 26 March, 2026
    Energy sector
    Donald Trump’s policy swings are creating instability, energy chiefs say

    Industry that benefited from president’s cuts to regulation and green policy is wary of unpredictability

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  • Wednesday, 25 March, 2026
    US politics & policy
    Republicans back Iran war even as voters feel ‘Biden-level’ petrol price pain

    Lawmakers aim to reassure constituents that cost increases are temporary

    A petrol station sign in Chicago showing fuel prices, with a US flag and traffic lights in the background.
  • Wednesday, 25 March, 2026
    Democratic Party US
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  • Tuesday, 24 March, 2026
    US politics & policy
    Palantir turns poisonous on the midterms campaign trail 

    Donald Trump’s unpopular immigration crackdown has made links to the Peter Thiel-backed company a liability for candidates

    An image of the US Capitol Building with the Palantir logo in front of it, all tinted yellow
  • Monday, 23 March, 2026
    Oil futures
    Traders placed $580mn in oil bets ahead of Trump post on Iran talks

    Thousands of Brent and WTI contracts changed hands 15 minutes before president’s message on Truth Social

    A digital stock market graph displays sharp fluctuations and a prominent spike, with data points highlighted in red.
  • Saturday, 14 March, 2026
    Life & Arts
    Donald Trump, globalist

    It should not have taken the Iran war to finish the idea that he is ‘isolationist’

    Janan Ganesh
    Donald Trump looks out of a window from inside Marine One as it sits on the South Lawn of the White House.
  • Thursday, 12 March, 2026
    US midterm elections 2026
    Democrat Jim Clyburn to seek 18th term in Congress at age 85

    Re-election bid comes as critics say the US political system has become a gerontocracy

    Rep. Jim Clyburn speaks at a podium with a microphone during a tribute service at Brookland Baptist Church.
  • Tuesday, 10 March, 2026
    US politics & policy
    JD Vance to headline fundraising tour as Republicans gear up for midterms

    US vice-president’s drive comes as concerns over cost of living and Iran war weigh on support for party

    US vice-president JD Vance gestures while speaking at the International Association of Firefighters Legislative Conference.
  • Wednesday, 4 March, 2026
    US midterm elections 2026
    Rising Democrat star James Talarico wins Texas primary for US Senate

    Republican rivals John Cornyn and Ken Paxton forced into run-off in their party’s contest

    James Talarico speaks at a podium labelled ‘Talarico for Texas’, surrounded by supporters holding campaign signs and Texas flags
  • Friday, 27 February, 2026
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  • Friday, 27 February, 2026
    US politics & policy
    Americans now sympathise with Palestinians more than Israelis, poll finds

    Shift in opinion comes as Gaza tries to recover from Israel’s war against Hamas in the territory

    Palestinian children and adults hold up empty pots and containers while crowding together at a soup kitchen, some with anxious or pleading expressions.
  • Thursday, 26 February, 2026
    US midterm elections
    The Silicon Valley billionaires spending big to write America’s AI rules

    Midterm election contests poised to become battlegrounds over nascent technology

    Mark Zuckerberg, Joe Lonsdale, Greg Brockman, and Alex Bores in front of a red US map, with Leading the Future and Public First Action logos.
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