US elections

Can an unpopular US president save his party?

2026-09-14T03:23:25.000Z
With Trump constitutionally barred from seeking a third term, Vance is widely regarded as a leading contender for the Republican’s 2028 nomination.

Vance seizes Maga spotlight at Republican midterm convention as party looks beyond Trump

2026-09-11T04:44:11.000Z
US President Donald Trump says the US$5,000 “dividend” would have to be spent in the US.

Can Trump really pay every adult American a US$5,000 ‘dividend’?

2026-09-10T11:01:28.000Z
A statue and plaque marking the spot in Montgomery, Alabama, where Rosa Parks boarded a public bus and refused to yield her seat for a white passenger.

America’s political maps are shifting. So is who can win

2026-09-06T23:00:00.000Z
In his address, Trump asserted that members of the US intelligence community deliberately suppressed information about the extent of China’s activities.

‘Shocking vulnerabilities’: Trump accuses China of 2020 election interference, contradicting US intel

2026-07-17T12:26:27.000Z
The housing crisis, wildfires, homelessness and fiscal pressures have not eased under Democratic governance.

California’s general election is revealing fault lines in the Democratic Party

2026-06-14T10:00:00.000Z
Trump (centre), flanked by Todd Blanche, acting US attorney-general (left) and Kash Patel, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, meeting the media at the White House after the shooting incident on Apr 25.

Trump and the recurring assassin

2026-04-27T09:30:21.000Z
Trump’s economic pitch could be a tough sell for voters already struggling with the cost of gas, health care and other goods.

Trump turns from Iran to economy as Republicans face midterm headwinds

2026-04-16T15:46:02.000Z
Polls show a big shrinkage of working-class support for Trump, particularly among non-white voters.

Trump is not just sinking in the Gulf

2026-04-01T04:00:00.000Z
Democrat Taylor Rehmet won on Saturday in the conservative area in Tarrant County near Dallas by more than 14 percentage points, unnerving Republicans in Texas and beyond.

Texas Democrat’s win a ‘wake-up call’ for Republicans ahead of 2026 elections

2026-02-01T21:55:49.000Z