The most pressing midterm issues for rural voters … Cost of living concerns … - 57% of rural voters cited an economic concern — including rising costs, jobs, wages and housing affordability — when asked about the biggest issue facing their local community.

A ‘Big Problem’: Trump's War With Iran Drags Down Republicans in Midterms  —  As their November picture darkens, and gas and diesel prices soar, some Republicans who backed the war for months are now changing their tune.  —  As President Trump warned in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly …

Networks to Resume Trump Coverage, Even as White House Excludes CNN  —  The White House TV pool went dark this past week amid a standoff between CNN and the president.  Network leaders, however, believe an indefinite suspension may be untenable.  —  The major networks are set to resume …

Police declare major incident at UK's Fairford air base, used by US air forces  —  British police said on Sunday they had arrested several men on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act and the army was examining a number of vehicles after security was stepped up at a British air base used by US air forces in southwest England.

Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park  —  Major League Baseball contacted the administration about hosting a game in a national park, and an agency official scouted Grand Teton this week as a possible location.  —  SummaryLoading...

Trump Promotes Criticism of Republican Who Broke With Him on Immigration  —  The president amplified negative social media comments about Representative María Elvira Salazar of Florida, a move that drew a rebuke from at least one Republican.  —  President Trump on Saturday amplified …

Trump Administration Plans to Gut Clean Car Rules  —  New fuel-economy standards, which President Trump said he finalized Saturday, would kill a federal effort to speed the transition to electric vehicles.  —  The Trump administration will move on Monday to sharply scale back fuel-efficiency rules …

White House Claim of Finding $250 Billion in Fraud Uses Questionable Numbers  —  The ledger used by a task force created by President Trump is difficult to verify and includes cases that were identified and went to trial during the Biden administration.  —  Since the White House formed …

Trump allies could use midterms ‘counting window’ to disrupt results, experts warn  —  Fears grow that loyalists in key states could use critical period when votes are counted to amplify false claims  —  Election experts have warned Donald Trump's administration could use the crucial hours …

I started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago.  Here are 15 things I've learned  —  Donald Trump Media Fighting disinformation  —  Ten years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project …

Iran ‘miscalculating’ by betting on midterms after 3-hour talks, Trump officials warn  —  NEW YORK — Trump officials say Iran is miscalculating if it believes rising prices and the midterm elections will weaken President Donald Trump's hand in negotiations to end the nearly seven-month conflict.

Serving at His Pleasure … President Donald Trump's mind was on Iran.  It was the final weekday of May, and shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz were again unnavigable.  Trump had just left the Situation Room and was discussing the issue with several Cabinet officials in the Oval Office …

House Democrats plan vast oversight of Trump administration.  Impeachment is an option  —  House Democrats are preparing a vast oversight agenda, with investigations of President Donald Trump, his family and his administration if the party sweeps control of the chamber from Republicans in the November elections.

Scoop: “Delusional” Senate forecast rattles Sea Island retreat … “The mood is not good,” said another.  — “I think most attendees down here are politically astute and realistic about the headwinds Republicans face,” said a third.  — A fourth attendee described conversations …

As A.I. Accelerates, Governments Are Increasingly Being Left Behind … Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, gathered senior officials for an exclusive meeting at a 19th-century palace outside Brussels this month.  —  The goal was to prepare for a speech outlining …

'She's One of Us': Mary Peltola's Bumpy Rise to Political Power … Hard by the murky brown water of the Kuskokwim River, in a region reachable only by plane or boat, past weather-stunted willows and crude seasonal fish camps, dogs roamed muddy, rutted roads under low, dreary skies.

Trump says he rejected the latest Iranian proposal  —  President Trump said on Saturday that he rejected the latest Iranian proposal that was conveyed to the U.S. during indirect negotiations in New York this week. … - While Iran wants to focus any talks on the Strait of Hormuz …