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Join today<\/a><\/p>\n \n Already a member? Your support helps us to tell the story<\/p>\n From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.<\/p>\n The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.<\/p>\n Your support makes all the difference.Read more<\/p>\n President Donald Trump<\/a> was brutally mocked on Saturday Night Live ahead of Tuesday\u2019s midterm elections, as over 50 million Americans have already voted early, outpacing the 2022 midterm early-voting turnout rate.<\/p>\n Trump is set to make appearances rallying for GOP candidates in Kansas and Iowa<\/a> Sunday, following a day of virtual rallies on Saturday. <\/p>\n Both rallies were initially cancelled in favor of tele-rallies<\/a>, but were later added back to the president\u2019s schedule.<\/p>\n Trump will support GOP Sen. Roger Marshall, who is facing a close race with Democratic challenger Adam Hamilton in Kansas. In Iowa, Trump will be supporting Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson, who is running against Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek in the race to succeed GOP Sen. Joni Ernst.<\/p>\n The president\u2019s long-standing electoral strategy of telling his MAGA base to pretend he is on the ballot was criticized Saturday by Republican strategist Karl Rove, who questioned the strategy given Trump\u2019s historically low approval ratings. <\/p>\n \u201cThe president says, \u2018pretend I\u2019m on the ballot,\u2019\u201d Rove said Saturday on The Journal Editorial Report. \u201cWith an approval rating in the mid-30s, pretending that he\u2019s on the ballot appeals to the people who are already strongly in his corner and likely to turn out.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/a>Alaska GOP Sen. says duplicate candidate plot shows opponent’s ‘disdain’ toward Alaskans<\/p>\n Alaska GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan slammed his Democratic opponent Mary Peltola\u2019s campaign over its alleged involvement in recruiting another man named Dan Sullivan to also run for Senate. <\/p>\n Sullivan declined to tell CNN whether he thought the alleged actions of Peltola\u2019s campaign were a crime, which other Republicans have suggested. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll let the lawyers figure that out,\u201d Sullivan told CNN\u2019s Jake Tapper on Saturday. <\/p>\n \u201cWhether or not this is legal or not, and I think you know there\u2019s some good arguments on both sides\u2026 the key thing I\u2019m focused on is looking at Peltola and her team \u2014 and the Democrats in DC, and how they treat Alaskans with disdain.\u201d<\/p>\n Isabel Keane1 November 2026 17:45<\/p>\n <\/a>Trump says defeated Brazilian presidential candidate can stay in the U.S. <\/p>\n President Donald Trump said Saturday that defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro can stay in the United States.<\/p>\n “He can stay here as long as he wants,” Trump told reporters Saturday during his Mar-a-Lago Halloween party.<\/p>\n Bolsonaro left Brazil after losing the election<\/a> to leftist incumbent Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva. <\/p>\n “In my opinion, the election was a disgrace.”<\/p>\n Isabel Keane1 November 2026 17:15<\/p>\n <\/a>More than 50 million Americans participate in early voting <\/p>\n More than 50 million Americans have cast their ballots early ahead of Election Day Tuesday. <\/p>\n The pace of early voting is higher than during the last midterm in 2022, according to the University of Florida Election Lab<\/a>, suggesting interest in congressional and state elections, even though a president isn\u2019t being elected this year. <\/p>\n Isabel Keane1 November 2026 16:35<\/p>\n <\/a>Trump mocks journalist for asking question about war in Iran <\/p>\n President Donald Trump snapped at a reporter for asking a question he didn\u2019t like during his Mar-a-Lago Halloween party. <\/p>\n Speaking with members of the press during the jungle-themed event, Trump was asked if he expected to go back to war with Iran this week. <\/p>\n After having to have part of the question repeated amid the loud party, Trump, 80, snapped. <\/p>\n \u201cWhy would you ask such a stupid question?\u201d he responded, noting the reporter works for The New York Times, and adding, \u201cNew York Times. OK, let\u2019s say I did. Would I tell you?\u201d <\/p>\n He then repeated mockingly, \u201cWould I tell you? Let\u2019s say I did, would I tell you?\u201d <\/p>\n Isabel Keane1 November 2026 15:50<\/p>\n <\/a>President Trump set to rally with GOP candidates <\/p>\n President Donald Trump will rally with GOP candidates in Iowa and Kansas on Sunday, ahead of the midterm elections. <\/p>\n Both rallies were initially cancelled in favor of tele-rallies, but were later added back to the president\u2019s schedule. <\/p>\n In Kansas, Trump will rally with GOP Sen. Roger Marshall, who faces Democratic challenger Adam Hamilton. <\/p>\n In Iowa, Trump will be supporting Republican Rep.. Ashley Hinson, who is running against Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek in the race to succeed GOP Sen. Joni Ernst. <\/p>\n Isabel Keane1 November 2026 15:29<\/p>\n <\/a>SNL’s Trump crashes cold open with midterms prediction <\/p>\n James Austin Johnson, portraying President Trump, crashed the latest Saturday Night Live cold open to discuss the upcoming midterm elections. <\/p>\n \u201cMidterms, boo!\u201d Johnson says as Trump, interjecting into the Halloween-themed cold open. <\/p>\n \u201cThe midterms are on Tuesday, and the polls say we\u2019re doing very badly,\u201d he says. \u201cThey\u2019re saying Texas is turning purple, just like my hand. And if it goes blue, just like my hand, I wanna leave it for dead.\u201d <\/p>\n Current polling data predicts Democrats will take back the House of Representatives, and potentially make significant gains in the Senate as well, come Election Day on Tuesday. <\/p>\n SNL\u2019s Trump continued to highlight the crucial race in Texas, telling the audience that they \u201cgotta vote for that awful Ken Paxton,\u201d who is the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in the state. <\/p>\n \u201cI hate Ken Paxton, but you gotta vote for him, because we can\u2019t have this Talafreako,\u201d he said, referring to Democratic candidate James Talarico. He then added, \u201cWho is, frankly, much better looking. And wow, what a dynamite ass on Talafreaka.\u201d <\/p>\n Isabel Keane1 November 2026 14:45<\/p>\n <\/a>Republican strategist criticizes Trump’s electoral strategy <\/p>\n Republican strategist Karl Rove slammed President Donald Trump\u2019s electoral strategy in a Fox News appearance Saturday, just days before the midterms.<\/p>\n Rove, who was a senior aide to former President George W. Bush, criticized Trump for telling his MAGA base to pretend he is on the ballot. <\/p>\n \u201cThe president says, \u2018pretend I\u2019m on the ballot,\u2019\u201d Rove said Saturday on The Journal Editorial Report.<\/p>\n \u201cWith an approval rating in the mid-30s, pretending that he\u2019s on the ballot appeals to the people who are already strongly in his corner and likely to turn out.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump\u2019s approval rating has hit historic lows in recent months as the war in Iran and high cost of living remain key concerns of many Americans. <\/p>\n Isabel Keane1 November 2026 13:49<\/p>\n <\/a>The latest: Trump claims Alaska voters need \u2018190 IQ\u2019 to understand their ballot as DOJ ratchets up case against the state<\/p>\n Alaska officials are challenging the Trump administration\u2019s attempts to seize its elections and prevent certification of the state\u2019s Senate results unless the incumbent Republican wins.<\/p>\n In a court filing this weekend seeking dismissal of the Justice Department\u2019s lawsuit, they described the attempt to pre-empt election certification as \u201cboth disturbing and impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump has claimed that most voters in Alaska don\u2019t know what the word \u201cincumbent\u201d means and that \u201cyou need about a 190 IQ to figure out the ballot.\u201d<\/p>\n Brendan Rascius1 November 2026 12:45<\/p>\n <\/a>House minority leader says Democrats plan to run Hegseth ‘out of town’<\/p>\n House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said on Saturday that Democrats will run Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth \u201cout of town\u201d if his party retakes control of the House following the midterm elections.<\/p>\n It has previously been reported that Democrats are eyeing an impeachment effort<\/a> against Hegseth, who has played a key role in the ongoing and unpopular Iran war.<\/p>\n Brendan Rascius1 November 2026 11:25<\/p>\n
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