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Donald Trump and US midterms: How bad was his night?

Donald Trump and US midterms: How bad was his night?

He may have departed the White House but the figure of Donald Trump still looms large over US politics. With another presidential run in the pipeline, how did the midterm results affect him?
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Steve Bannon: Former Trump strategist facing jail time in contempt case

Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon is facing up to six months in jail for refusing a summons to testify before Congress about the January 6 US Capitol riot.

GETTY IMAGES / Steve Bannon was found guilty of contempt of Congress in July

US may sell more oil from strategic reserves – media

With fuel prices surging ahead of the midterm elections, the White House is pushing hard to bring them down

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Former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard declares US has turned Ukraine conflict into a ‘proxy war’

A former military boss and Congresswoman has gone for the jugular against the US Government, accusing officials of exploiting Ukraine to hit Vladimir Putin.

Gabbard claimed US leaders pushing to prolong the Ukraine war has ‘put us in the most dangerous position we the American people and the world has ever been in, in that a nuclear war could break out in a week’. Source: Joe Rogan Experience

Biden calls for resignation of LA city council members over racist remarks

White House calls recording of council members in a meeting last year ‘unacceptable’ and ‘appalling’

The Los Angeles city council president, Nury Martinez, resigned from her role but pressure is mounting for her to resign from the council entirely. Photograph: Damian Dovarganes/AP

Hunter Biden: The struggles and scandals of the US president's son

Hunter Biden, the only living son of President Joe Biden, is attracting scrutiny once again.

GETTY IMAGES / Hunter Biden (left) with his father, current US President Joe Biden

Raymond Dearie: Special master named to oversee Donald Trump Florida files

US federal judge Raymond Dearie has been chosen to review the files seized in the FBI's search of former US President Donald Trump's Florida home.

GETTY IMAGES / Donald Trump's Florida home was searched in August as part of an investigation into his handling of classified material

Democrat Mary Peltola wins Alaska Congress seat, defeating former GOP Gov. Sarah Palin

Palin’s defeat in the special election doesn’t necessarily mean she has lost her shot for the U.S. House seat.

Democrat Mary Peltola smiles at supporters after delivering remarks at a fundraiser on Aug. 12 2022 in Juneau Alaska P / AP Photo/Becky Bohrer

Justice Department Set to Release Redacted Mar-a-Lago Affidavit

Affidavit expected to offer new glimpses of investigation into Donald Trump’s handling of classified material and presidential records

PHOTO: CHANDAN KHANNA/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES

Charlie Crist: Florida Democrats pick challenger to Ron DeSantis

Democratic voters have picked congressman Charlie Crist to take on Florida's Republican Governor Ron DeSantis in the midterm elections.

GETTY IMAGES / Charlie Crist is a former Republican before he switched parties in 2012

Donald Trump sues justice department over Mar-a-Lago search

Former US President Donald Trump has asked a judge to freeze the justice department's investigation of files seized from his Mar-a-Lago home.

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Allen Weisselberg, a Top Trump Executive, Pleads Guilty in Tax Scheme

Mr. Weisselberg has refused to cooperate in the Manhattan district attorney’s broader investigation into Donald J. Trump and his family business.

Allen Weisselberg, left, appeared in a Manhattan courtroom on Thursday to plead guilty to 15 felonies.Credit...Jefferson Siegel for The New York Times

Cheney says she is considering a White House run after drubbing in Wyo. primary

In Alaska, Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Trump-backed GOP rival Kelly Tshibaka advanced to the general election

Cheney votes at the Teton County Library on Aug. 16. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)

Liz Cheney to Form New Anti-Trump Group, Ponders Presidential Bid

Wyoming Republican lost her House re-election bid in a primary against a Trump-backed candidate

Rep. Liz Cheney is a three-term incumbent and daughter of a former Republican vice president. PHOTO: PATRICK T. FALLON/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES

Trump’s nemesis suffers brutal humiliation ​

Donald Trump has exacted his revenge on the most vocal of his remaining Republican critics in an unmistakable show of power.

Ms Cheney speaking to supporters in Wyoming. Picture: Patrick Fallon/AFP

Trump critic Liz Cheney loses Republican primary

Election conspiracy theorist Harriet Hageman's rout of Cheney was a testament to former President Donald Trump's influence in the US Republican Party.

Cheney in her concession speech alluded to a political future beyond Capitol Hill that could include a 2024 presidential run

Cheney's fate in Wyoming is a final test of Trump's hold over the GOP

Many Trump critics are expecting Cheney's remarks on Tuesday night, if she loses, to signal her intention to rally such an anti-Trump effort as a contender in the 2024 GOP presidential primary, and perhaps even into the general election as an independent candidate if the party nominates Trump again.

CNN

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