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Trump claims Iran intends to wait until US midterm elections in the hope of getting better deal – key US politics stories from Wednesday, 27 May Donald Trump has accused Iran of trying to stall on making a peace agreement by running down the clock before November’s US midterm elections in the hope of getting … Read more

Two people dead and another nine missing and presumed dead after paper mill tank holding chemicals imploded The death toll from the tank-rupture incident at a Washington state paper mill on Tuesday rose to two, with nine people still missing and presumed dead, authorities said. The Longview fire department said in a statement on Wednesday … Read more

State’s governor looks to thwart US president’s plan to divert money to allies, including January 6 rioters California governor Gavin Newsom is looking to thwart Donald Trump’s $1.776bn “anti-weaponization fund” by imposing a 100% tax on any payout received by state residents. In May, the Department of Justice (DoJ) announced a fund to compensate alleged … Read more

Ken Paxton has trailed Democratic state Rep. James Talarico in fundraising. Some Republicans say the party will have to spend millions to win the Senate race.

In CBS interview set to air Sunday, former first lady says she was ‘frightened’ during husband’s debate with Trump Jill Biden said she had been “frightened” as she watched Joe Biden’s faltering performance during his 2024 presidential debate, and thought her husband might have suffered a stroke. “I was frightened, because I had never, ever … Read more

President Trump said he’s not thinking about the midterms as he tries to wrangle a deal to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. All as former first lady Jill Biden made new comments about her husband’s disastrous 2024 debate. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez reports.

President Trump says he wants the federal government to set the “rules of the road” on prediction markets. But fears about insider trading and his family’s ties to the platforms have caused some states to push back. NBC News’ Brian Cheung reports.

Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico said he believes state laws have stacked the deck against him as he looks to become the first Democrat to win statewide office since 1994. “Means you’re probably going to have to win by a little more than we would have to in a completely free and fair election,” … Read more

Former first lady Jill Biden said in an interview clip released Wednesday that she thought her husband, former President Joe Biden, was “having a stroke” during his critical June 2024 debate, which catalyzed the chain of events that eventually led him to drop out of the presidential election.“I don’t know what happened.

Anthony Odiong, 57, charged in Texas with exploiting status to pursue sex with vulnerable female congregants A Roman Catholic priest replied “we are but men” when confronted after the son of a woman to whom he was providing spiritual guidance caught the clergyman having sex with his mother, according to court testimony in Texas on … Read more