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In top Senate race states, gas and grocery costs rose faster than the national average

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From gas and groceries to housing and wage growth, midterm voters who are being squeezed by inflation tell NBC News the economy is their top issue this Election Day.

In 2024, President Donald Trump’s promise to bring down prices and make daily life more affordable helped him win back the White House.

But nearly two years into his second term, Trump’s tariffs and his war with Iran have driven costs higher across the country, fueling deep discontent among voters .

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USFrance 24

US Midterms: Could a blue wave widen the centrist-progressive divide among Democrats ahead of 2028?

As the US approaches the midterms, the contest is emerging as a referendum on Donald Trump, the resilience of American democratic institutions and the ability of a divided Democratic Party to transform widespread public dissatisfaction into a coherent political alternative. With some Republicans now seeking to distance themselves from Trump, Katy Hull, Assistant Professor of American Studies at the University of Amsterdam, suggests that the president's highly populist and personalised approach to politics is becoming an electoral liability. Philip Turle…

USThe Guardian

Judge orders Iowa to permit Satanic Temple holiday event at state capitol

Federal court says group likely to win its free speech claim and tells officials to approve application within seven days A federal judge ordered state officials in Iowa on Monday to permit a local Satanic Temple organization to hold a holiday event in the rotunda of the state capitol after years of denying the group’s application. The religious organization and Iowa Republican state officials have been in a legal battle over the group’s applications to hold a holiday event at the state capitol in recent years.