Topic: Trump

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USA: Barack Obama slams Donald Trump in final midterm push

Just five days before the US midterm elections, former president Barack Obama came to Georgia in a show of support to Senator Jon Ossoff in tthe midterm elections. Obama commented on the reaction of Trump's administration to a joke he had made the day before. "He was very upset about the Cheesecake Factory comments", Obama said. "They mobilized a whole-of-government response to that joke. Not to inflation, but to that joke." As the election is getting closer, polls point to a possible Democratic majority in the House.

29 Oct 2026, 13:15 UTC

Politics

The flight of Flávio Bolsonaro nude an ideological alignment with Trump that prevails over international law in Latin America

The governments of Argentina and Ecuador collaborated to get the candidate out of Brazil by making the most of Brazilian law.

29 Oct 2026, 12:34 UTC

World

What we know of Vance’s letter to Rezaei, as Trump warns Gulf to ‘prepare’

Letter to Iran's security chief reportedly pushes for swift return to peace talks, with Vance leading US delegation.

29 Oct 2026, 12:18 UTC

Politics

Trump demands Alaska candidates be removed over alleged ballot scheme

A New York Times investigation links Democratic operatives to a namesake candidate in Alaska’s Senate race.

29 Oct 2026, 10:45 UTC

Politics

Why Michigan could decide the future of Trump’s presidency

Michigan has swung between Republicans and Democrats in the past three presidential elections.

29 Oct 2026, 10:14 UTC

Business

Obama and Trump spar at rallies in Georgia and Ohio: Key takeaways

Obama and Trump traded barbs over the Iran war, tariffs and the White House ballroom ahead of the US midterm elections.

29 Oct 2026, 09:12 UTC

Business

Hegseth reportedly fires U.S. top military planner as Trump downplays Iran peace talks

Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia was removed as head of strategy, plans and policy on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

29 Oct 2026, 09:07 UTC

Politics

US midterms: Five days to go – What the polls say as Trump, Harris campaign

With five days until the US midterms, here's what polls show, the latest campaign news and what's next.

29 Oct 2026, 07:39 UTC

Politics

Obama, campaign in Georgia: "Trump is not offended if you call him corrupt, but it is for a joke about a restaurant"

The two presidents are back in line with the Democrat's comment in which he compared the decoration of the Oval Office with that of "a Cheesecake Factory opened by Saddam Hussein"

29 Oct 2026, 06:04 UTC

World

Judge rejects Trump effort to block California ‘noncitizen’ ballots

More than 100 subpoenas issued across 13 states as government ramps up search for alleged noncitizen voters.

29 Oct 2026, 05:35 UTC

World

Obama mocks Trump team’s Cheesecake Factory response

29 Oct 2026, 05:04 UTC

Business

Trump methane policy rollback may have minimal impact on crude prices, EPA says

The EPA projects Trump’s methane rollback would only lower 2027 U.S. crude prices 11 cents a barrel, while lifting domestic oil output 0.09%.

29 Oct 2026, 04:02 UTC

World

US man gets 30-year sentence for Minnesota fraud that drew Trump backlash

Government says Salim Said hit the jackpot in a scheme claiming to feed needy children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

29 Oct 2026, 03:31 UTC

World

Iran war live: Trump says he approved Vance outreach over medical supplies

Trump denies directing his VP to restart talks, but says he approved outreach on Iran's need for medical supplies.

29 Oct 2026, 00:25 UTC

World

Flavio Bolsonaro denounces the "theft" of the elections without providing evidence and thanks Milei and Trump for their departure from Brazil

In a letter published in his X account, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro questioned the recent election results and attacked Brazil's justice.

29 Oct 2026, 00:11 UTC

Politics

Top US federal judge who handled 9/11, Trump, Maduro cases dies aged 92

Alvin Hellerstein, a top US judge who was handling the trial against deposed Venezuelan leader Nicholas Maduro and previously oversaw lawsuits stemming from the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Centre and multiple cases involving President Donald Trump, died on Wednesday aged 92.

28 Oct 2026, 20:59 UTC

Politics

How do the US midterms work, and why are they so important for Trump's presidency?

US voters are electing a new Congress. The results will be decisive for the future of the United States, and a judgment on Donald Trump's second term as president.

28 Oct 2026, 19:07 UTC

Politics

Inflation, migration and foreign policy mark the big referendum to Trump beyond midterms

The mid-term legislative elections in the United States will measure the support of the Republican Party two years after Donald Trump's convulsive presidency. While increasing the cost of living threatens to punish the Government in the polls, immigration control is one of the most popular policies of the White House, which can mobilize the voter base of the MAGA movement.

28 Oct 2026, 19:06 UTC

World

Small business breaks are fired in the middle of Trump's tariffs

One week after the mid-term elections, small American companies are facing increasing economic pressure from import tariffs, increased inputs and persistent inflation. According to Epiq Global, small business failures increased by 67% per year in the first quarter of 2026. In addition to these difficulties, fuel increases, which are driven by the war in the Middle East, further pressure the prices and operating costs.

28 Oct 2026, 18:06 UTC

World

Ukraine: Olechky cease-fire continues, Russian drones strike the rest of the country

On Tuesday, 27 October, a Russian drone strike injured five people, including a four-year-old child in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city. While in Olechky, a Ukrainian city under Russian occupation, the humanitarian truce negotiated by Mélania Trump begins its second day.

28 Oct 2026, 16:58 UTC