US President Donald Trump has announced an agreement to purchase Russian oil to lower domestic energy prices, claiming the arrangement includes a partial ceasefire covering energy infrastructure. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy disputed the agreement after Washington cited Kyiv's refusal to stop attacks on Russian refineries.
US Judge Blocks Trump Administration's Attempt to Match Voter Rolls With Immigration Records
Federal Judge Sparkle Sooknanan has ruled that the Trump administration's effort to obtain state voter records and compare them with federal immigration databases violates privacy laws, blocking an initiative challenged as an unlawful attempt to remove voters from electoral rolls ahead of November's midterm elections.
Two Dozen Democratic-Led States Sue Trump Administration Over Mail-In Voting Restrictions
A coalition of approximately 24 Democratic-led states has filed a federal lawsuit challenging executive measures introduced by President Donald Trump to restrict mail-in voting, intensifying legal disputes over ballot access and election administration ahead of the November midterms.
Federal Court Orders Trump Administration to Halt Taxpayer-Funded Television Advertising
A federal court has ordered President Donald Trump's administration to stop broadcasting a series of taxpayer-funded television advertisements, dealing a legal setback to the White House's public communications campaign ahead of the congressional midterm elections.
US Rural Hospitals Warn Maternity Units Could Close Following Medicaid Funding Cuts
Hospital administrators across the United States are warning that reductions in federal Medicaid funding could force maternity wards to close, threatening access to childbirth services in rural communities and adding pressure on lawmakers representing affected districts.
Trump Allies Consider Removing Kimberly Guilfoyle Amid Misconduct Allegations
President Donald Trump and senior political associates are reportedly considering removing campaign surrogate and fundraiser Kimberly Guilfoyle following allegations of improper conduct, potentially disrupting fundraising operations in the final weeks before the midterm elections.
Trump Urges Democratic Senator John Fetterman to Switch to Republican Party
US President Donald Trump has publicly encouraged Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman to leave the Democratic Party and join the Republicans, seeking to capitalise on the senator's increasingly independent positions and political differences with fellow Democrats.
US Border Wall Construction Proceeds After Removal of 200-Year-Old Texas Tree
US Customs and Border Protection contractors have removed a roughly 200-year-old tree in Texas to advance border wall construction, ending a months-long occupation by environmental protesters and renewing concerns over the environmental impact of the federal border enforcement programme.