Trump approval ratings plummet to new low, polls show President says ‘I’m doing great’ despite polls showing 32% approval rating and loss of support from 2024 voters The Guardian - US · Oct 5
Will the Iran war cost Trump in the US midterm elections? Your questions answered The war with Iran is reshaping America ahead of the midterms – how will it affect US voters at the polls? Guardian political and foreign correspondents answered your questions The Guardian - US · Oct 5
Jack Smith defends his Trump investigations in a Senate hearing. Then he attends a Maryland concert and people notice what is on his shirt: ‘No Kings’ He got a shoutout from Dave Grohl, as well. We Got This Covered · Oct 5
Trump reverses course on publicly funded TV political ads President Donald Trump announced Monday night that taxpayers will no longer pick up the tab for political TV advertisements promoting himself and administration policies. Facing a public backlash from lawmakers of both parties, Trump said in a post on his Truth Social site that he would in part use money… Roll Call · Oct 5
FBI Agents Were Allegedly Trained to Flag Trump's Name in Epstein Files — DOJ Won't Release the Videos The FBI says it identified nine training videos used to review Epstein-related records. The DOJ is withholding them as a FOIA lawsuit examines claims about supervisory flagging instructions. International Business Times UK · Oct 5
Albertans disapprove of Donald Trump — and his brand is weakening separatism, too American interest in Alberta separatism over the last 18 months has ranged from overt statements of support from cabinet officials and congressional allies to backing of the sovereignty movement by the wider MAGA media ecosystem online. The Conversation · Oct 5
Ken Paxton is trailing in the Texas Senate race. Then a secret recording exposes who is actually running his campaign: ‘I don’t control the message’ "It’s all coming—you know—from D.C." We Got This Covered · Oct 5
Vance insists taxpayer funded ads promoting Trump are not partisan ‘We’re trying to tell a story, I think, about how great the United States of America is,’ Vance said of the taxpayer-funded ads The Independent UK · Oct 5
Trump is desperate for Republican wins — so he’s changing his mind on mail-in voting ANALYSIS: The president calls mail-in voting ‘inherently corrupt’ — but he needs all the help he can get in midterms. He’s turning to a familiar playbook that has damaged voter trust, Alex Woodward writes The Independent UK · Oct 5
The one GOP incumbent who’s poised to defy the odds in midterms bloodbath ELECTIONS 2026: Susan Collins might be the one Republican who survives a GOP electoral bloodbath, Eric Garcia writes, defying the old saw, 'As goes Maine, so goes the nation' The Independent UK · Oct 5
Trump brings Natalie Harp on stage to sign executive order to bring diesel prices down at Nebraska rally Trump compared his close aide be a game show model, telling his supporters, ‘She reminds me of The Price is Right’ The Independent UK · Oct 5
Trump Looks Set to Give Vistra Stock a $4 Billion Boost Vistra shares rally on reports of incoming $4.2 billion federal support. VST stock is attractively priced for long-term investors in late 2026. Barchart · Oct 5
US envoy holds rare meeting with Sudan's top general in push to seek end to fighting A U.S. envoy met over the weekend with Sudan’s top general as the Trump administration pushes for diplomatic efforts to end a war that has created what many describe as the world’s largest humanitarian crises The Independent UK · Oct 5
International Business Times UK · Oct 5 Trump Claims Ohio Rally Was 'Totally Maxed Out' After New York Times Reports Empty Upper Seats Donald Trump defended his Ohio rally attendance after empty upper sections were noted, as scrutiny grew over a passage linked to an earlier Alabama event.
Ballotpedia · Oct 5 Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS Begins 2026-2027 term Welcome to the Oct. 5 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.
The Independent UK · Oct 5 Trump says ‘threats’ led to US decision to remove bombers from RAF Fairford Donald Trump said he believed the Fairford plot may have been linked to Iran, without providing evidence
The Independent UK · Oct 5 Russian ‘lab leak’ aside, it’s Trump’s sketchy approach to it all that’s worrying ANALYSIS: After Trump withdrew from the WHO and slashed funding for medical research, American scientists told me they feared China would take over as the world leader in science. Situations like this underscore how risky that move was, writes Holly Baxter
Reason · Oct 5 The Bond Market Doesn't Trust the Treasury To judge from rising 10-year interest rates, the bond market doesn't seem to expect Trump to bring inflation or spending under control.
The Independent UK · Oct 5 Politico blocked from Air Force One as White House media attacks rage on IN FULL
Evening Standard · Oct 5 US bombers pulled from RAF Fairford in face of ‘some threats’, says Trump The US president said the military aircraft ‘didn’t fly out by accident’.
The Independent UK · Oct 5 Trump blames Ukraine for record-breaking US gas prices in latest rant IN FULL
The Independent UK · Oct 5 Trump shares AI image of penguins welcoming him to Greenland - an island that has no penguins The nearest wild population of penguins lives some 4,900 miles away from Greenland, in the Galapagos Islands
Fortune · Oct 5 MAGAnomics is starting to look uncomfortably like Bidenomics Trump once called Biden-era inflation a “country-buster” and a “colossal tax on American families.” Now the shoe is on the other foot.
The Independent UK · Oct 5 Trump foe threatens to reveal president’s phone number if doxxed Tillis took a swipe at Trump after he posted the cell phone number of Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton on Truth Social