Trump’s midterm peril
Losing the Republican majority in the chamber would be bruising for the president. A vote in rural Iowa may determine his fate
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ft.com
12.10.2026
Trump faces growing backlash over plans to import diesel from Russia
Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers have criticised the deal, which was announced weeks before the US midterm elections.
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bbc.co.uk
12.10.2026
Trump faces Republican opposition to his diesel deal with Russia’s Putin
Lawmakers from both parties say the agreement would finance Putin’s war machine in Ukraine and violate US law
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ft.com
11.10.2026
Pete Songi on Donald Trump’s plan to buy diesel from Russia – cartoon
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theguardian.com
11.10.2026
Ukraine’s allies vow to pressure Moscow after Trump-Putin diesel deal
US president’s suggestion that Zelenskyy should be replaced shocked Kyiv and European nations
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ft.com
11.10.2026
US’s Reagan-era economic promises return as Trump’s AI-fueled growth fantasy
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theguardian.com
11.10.2026
US warns Kyiv that strikes on Russia jeopardise intelligence-sharing
Donald Trump’s administration delivered threat after Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticised diesel deal with Moscow
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ft.com
10.10.2026
Analysis: Trump's shock Russia deal highlights mounting pressure to curb fuel prices
The US president hopes to ease his party's pain before next month's midterm elections, writes the BBC's North America correspondent.
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bbc.co.uk
10.10.2026
Kennedy Center donor accused of fraud was secret FBI informant
Accused conman who donated $2mn to Trump-run performing arts centre was once a confidential FBI source with a checkered record
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ft.com
09.10.2026
Donald Trump launches committee to investigate Fed governor Lisa Cook
Move comes after the Supreme Court in June rebuffed the president’s attempt to sack the central banker
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ft.com
09.10.2026
Trump wants to reduce the cost of fuel as the midterms loom - will it work?
The price of fuel has soared as the cost of living emerges as a key issue for millions of Americans.
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bbc.co.uk
09.10.2026
Daughter of Trump’s chief of staff works at firm that lobbies for Republika Srpska
Susie Wiles’s daughter is latest White House-linked adviser to the Russian-aligned Balkan entity
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ft.com
08.10.2026
Skepticism mires Trump’s Iowa steel plant project: ‘Promises are not the same as jobs’
The project has sparked doubts over whether the plant will be built and delivered as promised, given Trump’s recordDonald Trump has long sought to portray himself as a man of steel, from the White Hou
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theguardian.com
07.10.2026
Jim Clyburn urges Democrats to woo Black voters with affordability pitch
Congress member says Trump is ushering in ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ and says Republicans will ‘reap the reaction’ for redistricting
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ft.com
06.10.2026
‘Trump accounts’ could force MAGA children to own New York Times stock
This is going to bring a lot of problems that almost anyone could have predicted
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marketwatch.com
06.10.2026
Anduril plans shipyard to manufacture parts for US Navy’s top submarines
Palmer Luckey’s defence tech start-up to invest $3.7bn as Trump attempts to reduce dependence on leading ‘prime’ contractors
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ft.com
06.10.2026
Trump poised to ease red diesel limits in attempt to quell fuel inflation
US president expected to announce move during trip to agricultural state of Nebraska
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ft.com
05.10.2026
Ellison sticks with Thompson as CNN boss amid Trump attacks
Decision comes a day before blockbuster deal to combine Paramount and Warner Bros is expected to close
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ft.com
05.10.2026
Trump’s diesel export coercion will not strengthen the US
The demand-destroying response to the 1973 Arab oil embargo shows the risk of stopping exports
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ft.com
05.10.2026
Why a booming economy is not helping Trump
Anxiety about AI and affordability has turned his populist party into a popular target
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ft.com
05.10.2026