Having helped remove Trump,Stacey Abrams’s next battle is to win office

Having helped remove Trump,Stacey Abrams’s next battle is to win office

A hero for the Democrats in the 2020 election,Stacey Abrams is now running in one of the most scrutinised contests of the US midterm elections.

  • byFarrah Tomazin

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With enemies like Trump ... Biden’s greatest asset

With enemies like Trump ... Biden’s greatest asset

Everything is lined up to deliver to Biden&Co a shellacking in the midterms,yet the biggest hurdle for a Trumpist surge could be Donald Trump himself.

  • byBill Wyman
Democrats hold Senate after historic midterm vote
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Democrats hold Senate after historic midterm vote

US midterm elections 2022:The battle for control of the US Senate and House of Representatives.

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In the end,all roads of US Capitol riot inquiry lead to Donald Trump
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In the end,all roads of US Capitol riot inquiry lead to Donald Trump

The January 6 committee has hammered home the message that Trump’s bid to overturn the 2020 election was calculated,dangerous and downright unlawful.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
‘Enough is enough’:After humiliating OPEC oil cuts,Biden re-thinks US-Saudi relationship

‘Enough is enough’:After humiliating OPEC oil cuts,Biden re-thinks US-Saudi relationship

The decision by the Saudi-led OPEC group last week was particularly irksome for Joe Biden,who met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in July,and now faces the prospect of higher inflation ahead of the midterm elections.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
‘Winning is a virtue’:The Trumpian tactic being embraced by Republicans
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‘Winning is a virtue’:The Trumpian tactic being embraced by Republicans

Remember October 2016? Just a month before the US election,there was an apparently damning video showing Donald Trump bragging about his sexual exploits.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
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Biden uses James Murdoch fundraiser to warn of nuclear ‘Armageddon’

Biden uses James Murdoch fundraiser to warn of nuclear ‘Armageddon’

Speaking at a fundraiser in New York,Joe Biden said the world is facing its biggest nuclear threat since the Cuban missile crisis.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
‘World is laughing at us’:Trump woos Hispanic voters in Florida as Biden,DeSantis unite over Ian

‘World is laughing at us’:Trump woos Hispanic voters in Florida as Biden,DeSantis unite over Ian

With five weeks until the midterm elections Republicans are focusing heavily on the issue of immigration as they campaign to regain control of Congress at the November 8 poll.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
First 100 days:Will the overturn of abortion rights sway the midterm election?

First 100 days:Will the overturn of abortion rights sway the midterm election?

While there’s no doubt that abortion remains a hot-button issue,it is competing with inflation or crime as a driver of voter behaviour for the elections that determine control of Congress.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Rupert Murdoch’s son James to host Joe Biden for fundraising event

Rupert Murdoch’s son James to host Joe Biden for fundraising event

In 2020,James Murdoch resigned from the board of News Corp,which has gone on to become a fierce critic of Biden’s presidency.

  • bySteve Holland
First known China-based influence operation focused on US midterms detected on Facebook

First known China-based influence operation focused on US midterms detected on Facebook

Facebook-owned Meta also said it had intercepted the largest and most complex Russian-based operation since the war in Ukraine began.

  • byKatie Paul