Politics

WATCH: Trump says oil prices will come down after midterm elections

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump, in an exchange with reporters before traveling to Dallas for the midterm Republican convention, added that he believes Iran will finally relent after the pivotal elections are held in the U.S.

Rubio hails Ecuador as an 'aggressive' partner in the US counterdrug push

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hailed Ecuador on Wednesday as being the most “aggressive” partner in the Trump administration's push to crack down on drug trafficking and transnational criminal groups in the Western Hemisphere.

WATCH: Democrats say Trump's 'bizarre' convention is a distraction from his faltering presidency

By Bill Barrow, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press

“This bizarre Republican midterm convention here can’t paper over the fact that Republicans have done nothing to earn your vote,” Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a potential 2028 presidential contender, said Wednesday morning.

Cyclospora outbreak followed years of declining FDA foreign inspections

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

A nationwide outbreak of cyclospora tied to contaminated lettuce has heightened safety concerns about imported food, while underscoring a longer-term trend: U.S. regulators are conducting fewer international inspections to catch contaminated produce before it lands on American plates.

Ballots discounted for late postmarks surged in Washington and Oregon after Postal Service changes

By Gene Johnson, Associated Press

The number of ballots rejected for late postmarks has soared in the vote-by-mail states of Washington and Oregon, according to newly released data highlighting concerns about recent changes in U.S. Postal Service operations ahead of this fall's pivotal midterm election.

As midterms approach, new poll finds that few Americans trust campaigns or Trump

By Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Linley Sanders, Associated Press

Americans are more skeptical of government information than they were a few years ago, with majorities now saying they have little or no trust in federal government information about elections and politics, foreign affairs or the environment, a new poll…

Competing court orders add confusion to Missouri congressional elections

By David A. Lieb, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

Dueling court orders eight weeks before Election Day left Missouri’s congressional map uncertain Tuesday as legal wrangling over a redistricting plan backed by President Donald Trump sparked fresh confusion.

Live fact check: Night 1 of the Republican Midterm Convention

By PolitiFact staff

President Donald Trump will appear Wednesday at an unconventional national convention thrown by the Republican Party in Dallas.

With AI memes, Trump promotes mythical version of himself as challenges stack up ahead of midterms

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

In the real world, President Donald Trump is struggling to stop inflation, rout the Iranian government and restore American manufacturing with tariffs. It's a different story in the fantastical vision that he shares with supporters on social media.

Gov. McKee faces tough challenge from Foulkes in Rhode Island Democratic primary

By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee is hoping to avoid becoming the first incumbent governor in any state to lose a primary since 2018 as he tries to fend off an intraparty challenge from former CVS executive Helena Foulkes in Wednesday's…