US Republican Party
Trump’s sliding approval ratings weigh on Republicans’ prospects in US midterms
The GOP could lose control of the House and Senate as voters sour on his presidency
Trump, GOP stockpile US$1 billion in cash ahead of US midterms
Since the resounding Democratic losses in 2024, some top donors have been loathe to open their wallets again
Trump touts economy, energy in Texas, and stays mum on his favourite in Republican Senate race
Midterm elections are historically seen as a check on the sitting president
Texas Democrat’s win a ‘wake-up call’ for Republicans ahead of 2026 elections
Democrats have won several local and state elections since Trump started his second term last year
US shutdown nears end as Senate passes deal, House readies vote
A RECORD-SETTING 41-day US government shutdown is on a path to end as soon as Wednesday (Nov 12) after the Senate passed a temporary funding measure backed by a group of eight centrist Democrats.
Trump hammered on cost of living in Democratic wave
He blamed Tuesday’s Democratic sweep on the federal government shutdown - now the longest ever, at 36 days - over a budget standoff in Congress
White House: Mass layoffs will start if shutdown talks ‘going nowhere’
[WASHINGTON] The Trump administration will start mass layoffs of federal workers if President Donald Trump decides negotiations with congressional Democrats to end a partial government shutdown are “a...
Republicans warn of pain ahead as US shutdown faces second week
The White House says plans are being finalised for the firing of thousands of federal workers
Trump eyes firing thousands of federal workers over shutdown
The House will not return to Washington until Tuesday
White House says firings ‘imminent’ as plan to reopen government collapses
This is the first since a record 35-day pause in 2019, during Trump’s first term
