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Listen to @TimesRadio Drive with @JPonpolitics from 4pm GMT (11am ET) all this week live from Washington DC as we bring you the latest twists and turns of the extraordinary race for the control of Congress.
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Pennsylvania could be the key to the House of Representatives for the Democrats as America braces for a midterm election that is seen as a referendum on Donald Trump.
John Pienaar reports from one of the state’s key battleground districts.
Watch the full report on our YouTube channel.
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Political commentator Hasan Piker stands by his comments that 'Hamas is a thousand times better than Israel.'
“I stand by that statement because I believe in the accuracy of that statement.”
@JPonpolitics | @hasanthehun
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The hottest place in NYC right now? A Brooklyn Heights poll site. It has everything— Keri Russell, Paul Giamatti, and Adam Driver.
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“I’ll stick my neck out… I would say yes. I think they’re going to win the Senate.”
As Americans head to the polls to vote in the midterms, Professor Larry Sabato predicts the Democrats could win the senate by “several votes”.
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🚨 🇺🇸 Join Times Radio all this week as America goes to the polls.
Andrew Neil and John Pienaar will bring you all the reaction and analysis live from the US.
Plus tune in overnight on Wednesday morning for full coverage of the results with Kait Borsay.
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Don’t understand the concept of an “election night watch party” at all. Election night is not for socializing. It’s for looking at your phone and throwing up
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“Cost of living is the number one issue.”
The midterms will be “close,” but many feel Trump's economic promises haven't been met, and will vote for who they think will make life “more affordable,” says professor of political science at The University of Arizona Dr Samara Klar.
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The US has handled immigration “inhumanely”, and voters have had enough, says civil rights activist and son of Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King III.
“[People] are saying enough is enough... This is why we are going to elect different people to office.”
Hunter Biden has told @JPonpolitics he won’t stand for public office. @TimesRadio
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“I think that his patience will wear thin. I don't think that the IRGC is going to comply with his request.”
Congress has been briefed on a potential post-election military action in Iran, and Trump’s patience with the regime will inevitably run out says former US ambassador to Denmark, Carla Sands.
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Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, says his dad's cancer is "incredibly taxing on the body".
"He's doing great, I just worry about him all the time."
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“Some Latinos bet on Donald Trump, particular on the economy, and it was the worst bet of their life.”
Donald Trump’s “anti-immigrant agenda” is connected to every policy his administration has implemented and sparked a lot of “activity” in the Latino community, says Hector Sanchez Barba, President and CEO of Mi Familia Vota.
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“They want illegals voting.”
“You have heard the argument that there’s no evidence of any significant voting by non-citizens…”
“That’s complete bull****.”
Americans in Washington DC tell John Pienaar they’re concerned about the prospect of voter fraud at the midterms, while others say those claims are “propaganda” from the GOP.
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Scoop: Inside AOC’s failed shuttle diplomacy to prevent Haley Stevens from backing Mike Rogers. Featuring their private texts and calls.
W/ @wsteaks in @playbookdc
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Three days later, Stevens says she is endorsing Republican Mike Rogers.
When you do vote, will you be voting for Abdul El-Sayed?
Haley Stevens: "Of course, I'm voting, you know, for our Democratic nominee for Senate. I'm voting for the democratic ticket, but I want to encourage, you know, this campaign to shut out the hate and to call it out and to make people who were in my coalition, right, make them feel comfortable about coming to the polls."
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Final New York Times/Siena College polls.
Tuesday is going to be either
a) a very good night for Democrats or
b) another moment of crisis for pollsters.
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Exclusive: In a series of interviews with @thetimes and behind the scenes discussions with American influencers the defence secretary says:
- The Ministry of Defence has been working towards 3 per cent by 2030 for weeks
- He is open to Special Forces and Britain's nuclear deterrent coming under scrutiny by MPs and Lords on the ISC.
He says they can be trusted to handle Britain's utmost secrets despite potential backlash.
But he launches defence of SF saying politicians are to blame for their behaviour and they are being subjected to a "smear campaign" by the courts
- China is a threat not just a challenge
- The MoD needs to de-risk Palantir software and build its own version.
- He has stockpiled at home and you should too
Plus details on his extraordinary life, how "defence is in his blood" and rise through politics
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Get ready for the unfolding of a Russian propaganda operation, carried out with the aid of the White House, in the battered town of Oleshky. From @ZarinaZabrisky, who has been reporting from Kherson, just across the river, since 2023
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And yet landlords are so seen to have broken their side of the bargain in the social contract the public are very happy to see them hit more - see also water companies.
