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Obama and Trump wage one last battle for even more urgent stakes
Two decades ago, Barack Obama stormed battleground states rebuking a Republican president over a deeply unpopular war and an economy that was crushing working Americans. He's at it again. But his updated critique is more searing, contemptuous and urgent than during the George W. Bush era as he tries to push Democratic midterms candidates over the line to finally thwart the political momentum of his nemesis Donald Trump.
Obama y Trump libran una última batalla con mucho más en juego
Hace dos décadas, Barack Obama irrumpió en los estados clave para las elecciones criticando a un presidente republicano por una guerra profundamente impopular y una economía que asfixiaba a los trabajadores estadounidenses. Ahora vuelve a hacerlo. Pero sus críticas actualizadas son más duras, despectivas y urgentes que durante la era de George W.
Obama and Trump wage one last battle for even more urgent stakes Original
Former US President Barack Obama and current US President Donald Trump. Paul Sancya/AP/Alex Wong/Getty Images See all topics Email Link Copied! Two decades ago, Barack Obama stormed battleground states rebuking a Republican president over a deeply unpopular war and an economy that was crushing working Americans. He’s at it again. But his updated critique is more searing, contemptuous and urgent than during the George W.
Análise: Democratas usam discurso "pé no chão" para atrair conservadores
“Sou democrata e sou a favor da segurança na fronteira”. Com apenas cinco palavras, durante um fórum público organizado pela CNN e pela Jubilee na semana passada, o candidato ao Senado pelo Texas, James Talarico, tentou se desvencilhar do estigma do fracasso da administração Biden em garantir a segurança da fronteira sul. Talarico é um dos muitos candidatos democratas nas eleições de Meio de Mandato que optam por um discurso que se distancia dos fracassos eleitorais do passado.
Análise: Zelensky insiste que problema com Trump não é pessoal - mas ele é
Volodymyr Zelensky disse à CNN, na quinta-feira (22), que não há “nada de pessoal” por trás de seu recente distanciamento do presidente Donald Trump. Infelizmente para o presidente da Ucrânia em tempos de guerra, nada poderia estar mais longe da verdade. Tudo o que diz respeito à presidência de Trump é pessoal.
Why Zelensky insists it's not personal with Trump — even though it is
Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN on Thursday that there's “not something personal” driving his latest estrangement from President Donald Trump. Unfortunately for Ukraine's wartime president, nothing could be further from the truth. Everything about Trump's presidency is personal.
Por qué Zelensky insiste en que las diferencias con Trump no son un asunto personal, aunque sí lo son
Volodymyr Zelensky declaró el jueves a CNN que no hay "nada personal" detrás de su reciente distanciamiento del presidente Donald Trump. Por desgracia para el presidente ucraniano en tiempos de guerra, nada podría estar más lejos de la realidad. Todo lo relacionado con la presidencia de Trump es personal.
Why Zelensky insists it’s not personal with Trump — even though it is Original
US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in the Oval Office at the White House on February 28, 2025. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Images/File See all topics Email Link Copied! Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN on Thursday that there’s “not something personal” driving his latest estrangement from President Donald Trump. Unfortunately for Ukraine’s wartime president, nothing could be further from the truth. Everything about Trump’s presidency is personal.
Fights over loyalty to America, party and Trump dominate Michigan and Kansas Senate debates
(CNN) — Michigan and Kansas held some of the final major Senate debates of the 2026 midterm elections on Wednesday night. And they were a study in contrasts. The Michigan Senate debate between Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers was bitterly personal and ferociously contested — as befits a contest that could decide the chamber’s majority. Each candidate had a simple task.
Las disputas sobre la lealtad a EE.UU., al partido y a Trump dominan los debates senatoriales en Michigan y Kansas
Michigan y Kansas celebraron este miércoles por la noche algunos de los últimos grandes debates senatoriales de las elecciones intermedias de 2026. Y fueron un estudio de contrastes. El debate senatorial de Michigan entre el candidato demócrata Abdul El-Sayed y el republicano Mike Rogers fue ferozmente disputado y estuvo marcado por duros ataques personales, como corresponde a una contienda que podría decidir la mayoría del Senado. Cada candidato tenía una tarea sencilla.
Fights over loyalty to America, party and Trump dominate Michigan and Kansas Senate debates
(CNN) — Michigan and Kansas held some of the final major Senate debates of the 2026 midterm elections on Wednesday night. And they were a study in contrasts. The Michigan Senate debate between Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers was bitterly personal and ferociously contested — as befits a contest that could decide the chamber’s majority. Each candidate had a simple task.
Fights over loyalty to America, party and Trump dominate Michigan and Kansas Senate debates
Michigan and Kansas held some of the final major Senate debates of the 2026 midterm elections on Wednesday night. And they were a study in contrasts. The Michigan Senate debate between Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers was bitterly personal and ferociously contested — as befits a contest that could decide the chamber's majority. Each candidate had a simple task.
El-Sayed’s loyalty to America, Rogers’ loyalty to Trump and other takeaways from Michigan Senate debate
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El-Sayed’s loyalty to America, Rogers’ loyalty to Trump and other takeaways from Michigan Senate debate
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To save the midterms, Trump is recharging the grievance politics that made him president Original
President Donald Trump departs after delivering remarks at a midterm rally on October 17 in Highland Heights, Kentucky. Eric Lee/Getty Images See all topics Email Link Copied! Donald Trump is playing one of his final cards in the midterm election race: fear of an American civilizational collapse.
As midterms loom, Democrats learn to speak a new language: American Original
A man adjusts a US flag hanging above his cattle on August 17 in Des Moines. Leon Neal/Getty Images See all topics Email Link Copied! “I’m a border security Democrat.” With five words at a CNN and Jubilee Town Hall last week, Texas Senate candidate James Talarico sought to dodge the stigma of the Biden administration’s failure to secure the southern border. Talarico is one of a crop of Democratic midterm election candidates choosing language that pivots away from past election failures.
Vance struggles to tame GOP struggles in 2026, and may suffer for them in 2028
For the next two weeks, Vice President JD Vance's job is to save Congress for Republicans. But then he'll turn to another political project — himself. Vance's 2026 closing arguments on the Iran war, high energy prices and immigration are becoming an early test of whether and how, as a 2028 presidential contender, he might handle the tumultuous legacy of his boss, President Donald Trump. It's not an easy task.
Vance lucha por contener las dificultades del Partido Republicano en 2026, y podría sufrir las consecuencias en 2028
Durante las próximas dos semanas, el trabajo del vicepresidente de Estados Unidos, J. D. Vance, será salvar el Congreso para los republicanos. Pero después se dedicará a otro proyecto político: él mismo.
Vance lucha por contener las dificultades del Partido Republicano en 2026, y podría sufrir las consecuencias en 2028
Durante las próximas dos semanas, el trabajo del vicepresidente de Estados Unidos, J. D. Vance, será salvar el Congreso para los republicanos. Pero después se dedicará a otro proyecto político: él mismo.
Vance lucha por contener las dificultades del Partido Republicano en 2026, y podría sufrir las consecuencias en 2028
Durante las próximas dos semanas, el trabajo del vicepresidente de Estados Unidos, J. D. Vance, será salvar el Congreso para los republicanos. Pero después se dedicará a otro proyecto político: él mismo.
Vance lucha por contener las dificultades del Partido Republicano en 2026, y podría sufrir las consecuencias en 2028
Durante las próximas dos semanas, el trabajo del vicepresidente de Estados Unidos, J. D. Vance, será salvar el Congreso para los republicanos. Pero después se dedicará a otro proyecto político: él mismo.
Vance struggles to tame GOP struggles in 2026, and may suffer for them in 2028
Vice President JD Vance speaks during a midterm campaign rally in Monroe, Michigan, on October 15, 2026. Daniel Heuer/Reuters See all topics Email Link Copied! For the next two weeks, Vice President JD Vance’s job is to save Congress for Republicans. But then he’ll turn to another political project — himself.
Vance struggles to tame GOP struggles in 2026, and may suffer for them in 2028
For the next two weeks, Vice President JD Vance's job is to save Congress for Republicans. But then he'll turn to another political project — himself. Vance's 2026 closing arguments on the Iran war, high energy prices and immigration are becoming an early test of whether and how, as a 2028 presidential contender, he might handle the tumultuous legacy of his boss, President Donald Trump.
Vance struggles to tame GOP struggles in 2026, and may suffer for them in 2028
For the next two weeks, Vice President JD Vance's job is to save Congress for Republicans. But then he'll turn to another political project — himself. Vance's 2026 closing arguments on the Iran war, high energy prices and immigration are becoming an early test of whether and how, as a 2028 presidential contender, he might handle the tumultuous legacy of his boss, President Donald Trump.
Vance struggles to tame GOP struggles in 2026, and may suffer for them in 2028
For the next two weeks, Vice President JD Vance's job is to save Congress for Republicans. But then he'll turn to another political project — himself. Vance's 2026 closing arguments on the Iran war, high energy prices and immigration are becoming an early test of whether and how, as a 2028 presidential contender, he might handle the tumultuous legacy of his boss, President Donald Trump.
Vance struggles to tame GOP struggles in 2026, and may suffer for them in 2028
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN Mon, 19 October 2026 at 4:00 am UTC 7 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vice President JD Vance speaks during a midterm campaign rally in Monroe, Michigan, on October 15, 2026. - Daniel Heuer/Reuters For the next two weeks, Vice President JD Vance's job is to save Congress for Republicans. But then he'll turn to another political project — himself.
Análise: Crise EUA-Ucrânia se aprofunda em disputa sobre Starlink
A pior crise nas relações Estados Unidos-Ucrânia desde o colapso no Salão Oval no ano passado se deteriora ainda mais em torno de uma disputa sobre quem ordenou a interrupção de um sistema militar ucraniano crítico que opera no serviço de internet Starlink, de Elon Musk.
Russia deal, execution plans and deportations tell a defining tale about Trump and power
Donald Trump is trying to make America more like him. But voters will soon get to deliver a verdict on the president’s efforts to redefine how the government he leads wields power at home and abroad. Three flashpoints illustrate how his coercive and transactional instincts are changing the character of the country and how the rest of the world sees us. Ever since World War II, America has nurtured democracy.
Controversy over Musk military system in Ukraine pitches relations with US into deeper crisis
The worst crisis in US-Ukraine relations since last year's Oval Office meltdown is deteriorating further over a dispute about who ordered a disruption to a critical Ukrainian military system running on Elon Musk's Starlink internet service President Volodymyr Zelensky is meanwhile warning he will resume attacks on Russian oil refineries that President Donald Trump insists are worsening high diesel and gasoline prices ahead of US midterm elections.
Controversy over Musk military system in Ukraine pitches relations with US into deeper crisis Original
A damaged multistory residential building is seen on fire after a Russian missile strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Evgeniy Maloletka/AP See all topics Email Link Copied! The worst crisis in US-Ukraine relations since last year’s Oval Office meltdown is deteriorating further over a dispute about who ordered a disruption to a critical Ukrainian military system running on Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service.
La controversia en torno al sistema militar de Musk en Ucrania agrava aún más las relaciones con Estados Unidos
La peor crisis en las relaciones entre Estados Unidos y Ucrania desde el colapso que se vivió el año pasado en el Despacho Oval se está agravando aún más debido a una disputa sobre quién ordenó la interrupción de un sistema militar ucraniano fundamental que opera con el servicio de Internet Starlink de Elon Musk.
Controversy over Musk military system in Ukraine pitches relations with US into deeper crisis
A damaged multistory residential building is seen on fire after a Russian missile strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Evgeniy Maloletka/AP See all topics Email Link Copied! The worst crisis in US-Ukraine relations since last year’s Oval Office meltdown is deteriorating further over a dispute about who ordered a disruption to a critical Ukrainian military system running on Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service.
Republicans take an ominous turn in their midterm campaign
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Republicans take an ominous turn in their midterm campaign
It's getting ugly out there. The worse GOP midterm prospects look, the darker the rhetoric from top Republicans becomes as they single out Democratic candidates as weird, threatening and antithetical to what it means to be and look like an American. President Donald Trump is mocking the name of Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and slandering him as a "jihadist." Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday made a joke that implied James Talarico is gay.
Trump recurre a la política del miedo ante el deterioro de las perspectivas republicanas
CNN — La campaña se está volviendo cada vez más sucia. Cuanto más sombrías son las perspectivas electorales de los republicanos, más oscura se vuelve la retórica de los principales líderes conservadores, que arremeten contra candidatos demócratas, a los que presentan como excéntricos, peligrosos y ajenos a la identidad estadounidense. El presidente Donald Trump se burla del nombre del candidato demócrata al Senado por Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed, y lo calumnia llamándolo “yihadista”.
Trump recurre a la política del miedo ante el deterioro de las perspectivas republicanas
La campaña se está volviendo cada vez más sucia. Cuanto más sombrías son las perspectivas electorales de los republicanos, más oscura se vuelve la retórica de los principales líderes conservadores, que arremeten contra candidatos demócratas, a los que presentan como excéntricos, peligrosos y ajenos a la identidad estadounidense. El presidente Donald Trump se burla del nombre del candidato demócrata al Senado por Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed, y lo calumnia llamándolo “yihadista”. El vicepresidente J. D.
Trump recurre a la política del miedo ante el deterioro de las perspectivas republicanas
La campaña se está volviendo cada vez más sucia. Cuanto más sombrías son las perspectivas electorales de los republicanos, más oscura se vuelve la retórica de los principales líderes conservadores, que arremeten contra candidatos demócratas, a los que presentan como excéntricos, peligrosos y ajenos a la identidad estadounidense. El presidente Donald Trump se burla del nombre del candidato demócrata al Senado por Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed, y lo calumnia llamándolo "yihadista". El vicepresidente J. D.
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