US Republican Party

EXPLAINER

From affordability to AI, the issues driving the US midterms

2026-10-26T08:41:26.000Z
An analysis by Wells Fargo & Co found that the S&P 500 Index has risen in the 12 months after every midterm election in the post-World War II era.
EXPLAINER

What different US midterm outcomes could mean for markets

2026-10-26T05:45:37.000Z
US President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Centre in Wasilla, Alaska, Oct 13, 2026.

Trump campaigns in Alaska, a conservative state feeling the pinch of high energy prices

2026-10-14T06:12:41.000Z
With Trump constitutionally barred from seeking a third term, Vance is widely regarded as a leading contender for the Republican’s 2028 nomination.

Vance seizes Maga spotlight at Republican midterm convention as party looks beyond Trump

2026-09-11T04:44:11.000Z
US President Donald Trump says the US$5,000 “dividend” would have to be spent in the US.

Can Trump really pay every adult American a US$5,000 ‘dividend’?

2026-09-10T11:01:28.000Z
President Trump provided no information on how he would fund such an initiative.

Trump floats US$5,000 payment to US adults if GOP wins midterms

2026-09-10T10:47:43.000Z
A statue and plaque marking the spot in Montgomery, Alabama, where Rosa Parks boarded a public bus and refused to yield her seat for a white passenger.

America’s political maps are shifting. So is who can win

2026-09-06T23:00:00.000Z
The US Capitol in Washington, DC. A widely cited academic model for the coming US midterm elections predicts a loss of 28 seats for the Republicans.
THINKING ALOUD

Data points to big Republican losses in 2026 midterms

2026-08-31T23:00:00.000Z
The deficit for the first 10 months of fiscal 2026 has already exceeded the total gap for all of fiscal 2025.

US debt crosses US$40 trillion threshold after doubling under Trump and Biden

2026-08-20T12:54:29.000Z