Three national polls put Trump’s approval between 33% and 36% two weeks from the midterms
Democrats lead on the generic ballot by eight to 10 points, and Republican winning streaks dating to the 1930s are suddenly competitive.
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Violence spreads through French protests as the budget reaches a decisive week
Marches drew hundreds of thousands and turned destructive, days before a budget moment that commentators are calling make or break.
UK banks expect Healey’s first Budget to tax their profits as he promises to stay the path on the deficit
Senior banking executives told the BBC they expect to be on the menu this month, while the chancellor’s fiscal pledge lifted the FTSE 100.
Guilfoyle leaves the Athens embassy after the White House asked her to go
The ambassador to Greece resigned following reports that she used political connections to seek financial favours, and a Republican donor says he will now pursue the vice president.
Six senators from both parties call the Russian diesel purchase illegal and demand it be undone
A bipartisan group of six senators has told the administration to reverse course immediately on buying Russian diesel, questioning its legality under Congress’s 2022 ban on Russian energy imports, while the Treasury secretary says the plan will go ahead.
Polls point to Democratic gains in Ohio as Republicans question the numbers
Two surveys put the Democratic candidate for governor ahead as Trump and Vance campaign in the state, and Republicans argue the polling may be repeating the errors of three presidential cycles.
Paramount closes its Warner Bros. Discovery takeover to form Skydance
The combined company owns three studios, two global streamers and both CNN and CBS News.
Euro falls to a 17-month low as European fiscal and political strains build
The euro hit its weakest level against the dollar in 17 months as French deficits and a snap Spanish election unsettled investors.
Trump orders one-time Medicare payments to more than 20 million seniors
The White House puts the figure at $90 a head for Part B premiums; the president said the checks would be nearly $100.
G7 agrees to release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel
The coordinated release follows a US threat to ban diesel exports and record pump prices in Britain.
G7 agrees to release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel
The coordinated drawdown begins with diesel and is meant to head off further price spikes and a US export ban.
UK diesel hits a record 198.32p a litre as Trump’s export-ban threat unsettles Europe
Pump prices in Britain reached an all-time high while European officials worked to head off a US ban on diesel exports.
SpaceX Starship reaches orbit for the first time and ends in flames
The rocket deployed Starlink satellites on its first orbital flight, then exploded moments after splashdown in the Pacific.
Court orders the White House to restore access for banned news outlets
A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order returning press credentials to CNN, MS NOW and Politico.
First US-Iran Talks in Months Send Crude Lower
Oil prices fell after American and Iranian officials met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire’s chairman
The board seat passes to Howard Buffett, less than a year after Greg Abel took the chief executive role.
Warren Buffett steps down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway
The company said Buffett is leaving the board’s top job less than a year after handing the chief executive role to Greg Abel, with his son Howard becoming chairman.
Trump lifts the Irish whiskey tariff at a golf tournament
The president announced the carve-out at the close of the Irish Open, and Brussels responded by asking for more.
Trump’s $5,000 dividend meets Congress and its own arithmetic
The Speaker says the checks need legislation; the administration says they will not cost taxpayers anything.
Diesel passes $6 a gallon for the first time
The White House is weighing the Defense Production Act to expand refining capacity as crude holds above $100 a barrel.
Trump Pledges $5,000 Payments to Every Adult Citizen if Republicans Hold Congress
The president told the Republican midterm convention that every adult US citizen would receive $5,000 if his party keeps control, a payout costed above $1 trillion.
AfD’s record 44% in Saxony-Anhalt reaches from Berlin to the ECB succession
A state election result has become a national and European question, with Germany’s chancellor weakened and the next central bank presidency in play.
AfD’s record Saxony-Anhalt result puts Germany’s firewall to its biggest test
The far-right Alternative for Germany took 44% in a state election, leaving it within reach of leading a German state government for the first time since the Second World War.