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Trump Rules Out New Iran Attack Before US Midterm Elections
The Atlantic magazine reported on Wednesday that the White House had asked the Pentagon to develop options to strike Iranian targets that could be used before the midterms.
Iran Steps Up Attacks On US Targets As Trump Focuses On Midterm Polls
Iran said it attacked 10 ships this week, including two US vessels, near the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran claimed the ships had violated the rules it was trying to impose on the waterway.
"I Don't Care About Midterms": Trump Dismisses Iran War Fallout
"They thought they were going to outwait me," Trump said at a White House cabinet meeting, referring to Iran's leadership. "You know, 'We'll outwait him. He's got the midterms.' I don't care about the midterms."
Donald Trump Aides, Fearing Midterm Poll Defeat, Push To Keep Iran War 'Quiet': Report
For now, they said, the administration is focused on tightening the economic pressure on Iran in an effort to extract concessions in any future negotiation that months of military action failed to secure.
The Indian-American Factor In US Midterm Elections
While the community accounts for a fraction of the overall electorate, their numbers are concentrated in places where margins are thin: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia, Texas, New Jersey, and the suburbs around Atlanta and Washington.
Trump's Friend Urges Him To Declare "National Emergency" Ahead Of Midterms
Ticktin, who says he has been friends with Trump since their days at the New York Military Academy, believes that there could be foreign intelligence through electronic voting machines.
Oct 21, 2026
US Midterms: Five Issues Shaping The Vote
Diesel, Midterms, Low Stocks: Why Trump Blinked On Russian Oil Sanctions
High diesel prices have become a growing political and economic concern in the US. They have pushed up freight costs, farm expenses and, ultimately, food prices for consumers.
US Midterms: 470 Seats, $12 Billion And One Absent President
Republicans hold a 53-47 advantage in the 100-seat chamber, counting two independents who vote with the Democrats. Democrats therefore need a net gain of four seats to reach the 51 required for control.
Epstein’s attorney and accountant accused of ‘facilitating and concealing’ his crimes in lawsuit
New Mexico lawsuit claims ‘in exchange for furthering Epstein’s criminal project, his associates received generous salaries’The attorney general of New Mexico on Wednesday filed a civil lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime attorney, Darren Indyke, and Epstein’s longtime accountant, Richard Kahn, accusing them of having “facilitated and concealed” Epstein’s crimes, and is seeking to stop them from being paid by Epstein’s estate while the litigation plays out.The lawsuit, filed in the US district court for the district of New Mexico, names Kahn and Indyke as defendants both in their individual capacity, and in their capacity as co-executors of Epstein’s estate. The complaint also names the Epstein’s estate, and the 1953 Trust, which holds the estate’s assets. Continue reading...
Heidi Levine recounts how Palestinian youths helped save her in settler attack
US photojournalist describes ‘protective shield’, vows to return to work in West Bank and criticises Netanyahu comments on incidentThe Washington Post photojournalist who was attacked and seriously injured by Israeli settlers on the West Bank on Friday has described how she was saved with the help of local Palestinians.Heidi Levine sustained four fractured vertebrae, two broken ribs and four puncture wounds when she was knocked to the ground and repeatedly beaten by a crowd of masked settlers while she and other journalists were covering the olive harvest in the Palestinian village of Abu Falah, north of Ramallah. Continue reading...
‘You are a humanitarian also, sir’: the US feeds Putin with lies as Ukraine’s children take cover and die | Andrew Roth
Steve Witkoff’s flattery of the Russian leader could be just the start of a mendacious stratagem from a US president who says Moscow ‘has been fine on Ukraine’They say the first casualty of war is truth. For the Trump administration, the road to peace with Russia now encompasses some extraordinary lies.Steve Witkoff delivered one as he sat down with Vladimir Putin in his native St Petersburg on Wednesday, aiming to close the deal on Russia’s land grab in Ukraine with the White House’s strategy of maximum pressure on Kyiv and saccharine flattery of the Kremlin. Continue reading...
Chemical tank explosion in Toledo, Ohio, prompts mass evacuation
Officials say the explosion released an airborne irritant that can cause burning of the eyes, nose, mouth and skinOfficials are investigating a tank explosion in Toledo, Ohio, that released a chemical into the air, causing a mass evacuation in the area.One person, a first responder, was injured and taken to the hospital, but officials believe the injuries are non-life threatening. They are also unsure about the cause of the explosion. Continue reading...
