America needs a real Congress - It's absence has been literal as well as constitutional. The House of Representatives spent 383 hours in session from January to August, by far the lowest in a midterm year since at least 1990. www.ft.com/content/2f1b... via @FT #NoKings #DonaldTrump #MakeAmericaSmall
America needs a real Congress
Trump has faced little scrutiny. The midterm elections could change that
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November 2, 2026 at 7:29 AM
America needs a real Congress - It's absence has been literal as well as constitutional. The House of Representatives spent 383 hours in session from January to August, by far the lowest in a midterm year since at least 1990. www.ft.com/content/2f1b... via @FT #NoKings #DonaldTrump #MakeAmericaSmall
One battle after another: Trump’s turbulent 21 months. Americans have lived through so much head-spinning turbulence that the appearance of armed troops in US cities now feels like a historical footnote. Within a fortnight, the US was bombing Iran www.ft.com/content/703f... via @FT #MakeAmericaSmall
One battle after another: Trump’s turbulent 21 months
From ‘liberation day’ and bond market turmoil to Maduro’s capture, the goading of Zelenskyy and war in Iran, it has been a head-spinning period in US politics
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November 3, 2026 at 6:51 AM
One battle after another: Trump’s turbulent 21 months. Americans have lived through so much head-spinning turbulence that the appearance of armed troops in US cities now feels like a historical footnote. Within a fortnight, the US was bombing Iran www.ft.com/content/703f... via @FT #MakeAmericaSmall
A judge has dismissed the #DonaldTrump-backed lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska’s US Senate race if Republican incumbent #DanSullivan loses www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #NoKings #RuleOfLaw #MakeAmericaSmall #Maga #Republicans
Judge dismisses Trump attempt to block Alaska Senate race results if Republican loses
Incumbent Dan Sullivan says he will accept election results after ‘unprecedented intervention’ by Trump’s DoJ
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November 2, 2026 at 7:32 AM
A judge has dismissed the #DonaldTrump-backed lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska’s US Senate race if Republican incumbent #DanSullivan loses www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #NoKings #RuleOfLaw #MakeAmericaSmall #Maga #Republicans
‘A pile of muscle’: #DibaldTrump closes midterm pitch with surreal messaging - Norway’s failure to award him the Nobel Peace Prize (“shithouse country”). Solar panels eviscerating animals (“they fry”). A new name for the Atlantic (“Trump Ocean”). www.ft.com/content/b004... via @FT #MakeAmericaSmall
‘A pile of muscle’: Trump closes midterm pitch with surreal messaging
Voters want lower prices. Trump has other things on his mind, like backsides and the Nobel Peace Prize
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October 30, 2026 at 6:39 AM
‘A pile of muscle’: #DibaldTrump closes midterm pitch with surreal messaging - Norway’s failure to award him the Nobel Peace Prize (“shithouse country”). Solar panels eviscerating animals (“they fry”). A new name for the Atlantic (“Trump Ocean”). www.ft.com/content/b004... via @FT #MakeAmericaSmall
#NeilYoung has filed a $10 million suit against #DonaldTrump 's political action committee, Trump 47 Committee Inc., for using his hit song ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’. The 1989 hit is frequently used as Trump's walk-on music www.euronews.com/2026/10/27/n... #Copyright #Republicans #MakeAmericaSmall
Neil Young sues Donald Trump's political committee for copyright infringement - again
Neil Young has filed a $10 million suit against Donald Trump's political action committee, Trump 47 Committee Inc., for using his hit song ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’ - six years after a prior settlem...
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October 27, 2026 at 3:14 PM
#NeilYoung has filed a $10 million suit against #DonaldTrump 's political action committee, Trump 47 Committee Inc., for using his hit song ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’. The 1989 hit is frequently used as Trump's walk-on music www.euronews.com/2026/10/27/n... #Copyright #Republicans #MakeAmericaSmall
#DonaldTrump ’s policies have been a disaster for the nation’s farmers, so much so that a near electoral miracle may soon happen: Kansas, one of the deepest red, most rural states, may elect its first Democratic senator in nearly a century www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #MakeAmericaSmall
Donald Trump has been a disaster for rural America | Steven Greenhouse
The president’s policies have taken such a toll on farmers that Republicans face trouble in deep-red states
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October 26, 2026 at 4:59 PM
#DonaldTrump ’s policies have been a disaster for the nation’s farmers, so much so that a near electoral miracle may soon happen: Kansas, one of the deepest red, most rural states, may elect its first Democratic senator in nearly a century www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #MakeAmericaSmall
#MartinWolf on the US midterms: What’s at stake for the world? - I’m worried. Worried about what the result will tell us about the future of #democracy. Can the US continue to be the leader of the free world? www.ft.com/content/0111... via @FT #DonaldTrump #MakeAmericaSmall #Republicans
Martin Wolf on the US midterms: What’s at stake for the world?
The FT’s chief economics commentator speaks to writer and historian Anne Applebaum about why the elections matter beyond America
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October 25, 2026 at 7:18 AM
#MartinWolf on the US midterms: What’s at stake for the world? - I’m worried. Worried about what the result will tell us about the future of #democracy. Can the US continue to be the leader of the free world? www.ft.com/content/0111... via @FT #DonaldTrump #MakeAmericaSmall #Republicans
#DonaldTrump said last year that a drop-off in international visitors was 'not a big deal'. His attempt to lure millions of tourists to the US is falling flat as visitor numbers drop following this summer’s football World Cup. ft.trib.al/LTlutWJ #MakeAmericaSmall #Tourism #Republicans
October 24, 2026 at 4:59 PM
#DonaldTrump said last year that a drop-off in international visitors was 'not a big deal'. His attempt to lure millions of tourists to the US is falling flat as visitor numbers drop following this summer’s football World Cup. ft.trib.al/LTlutWJ #MakeAmericaSmall #Tourism #Republicans
Billionaire Sir #RichardBranson unleashes a SCORCHING attack on #DonaldTrump and his disgusting cozying up to Russian dictator #VladimirPutin. "I thought I’d never have to say this in my lifetime, but this is 2026, and sadly nothing is what it used to be" #Republicans #MakeAmericaSmall #Maga
October 21, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Billionaire Sir #RichardBranson unleashes a SCORCHING attack on #DonaldTrump and his disgusting cozying up to Russian dictator #VladimirPutin. "I thought I’d never have to say this in my lifetime, but this is 2026, and sadly nothing is what it used to be" #Republicans #MakeAmericaSmall #Maga
A handful of #Republicans have spoken out against #DonaldTrump ’s softening stance on Russia, threatening to pull financial support for his agenda over his “embarrassing” handling of the Ukraine war www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #MakeAmericaSmall #Maga
Republicans push back on Donald Trump’s wavering support for Ukraine
GOP lawmakers threaten to pull support for president’s agenda after Russia diesel deal and sanctions pause
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October 21, 2026 at 2:06 PM
A handful of #Republicans have spoken out against #DonaldTrump ’s softening stance on Russia, threatening to pull financial support for his agenda over his “embarrassing” handling of the Ukraine war www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #MakeAmericaSmall #Maga
Trump’s bid to make America cheap again has failed -At an Economic Club of New York event in Septembe 2024, he promised to cut energy prices by half or more within 12 months of taking office “Destroying #inflation” www.ft.com/content/52a5... via @FT #DonaldTrunp #MakeAmericaSmall #Republicans
Trump’s bid to make America cheap again has failed
Voters are increasingly linking rising energy prices to the administration’s policies
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October 19, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Trump’s bid to make America cheap again has failed -At an Economic Club of New York event in Septembe 2024, he promised to cut energy prices by half or more within 12 months of taking office “Destroying #inflation” www.ft.com/content/52a5... via @FT #DonaldTrunp #MakeAmericaSmall #Republicans
The Trump administration has entered its utter shambles era - The White House’s X account: “Trust the process” with a black-and-white image of #DobaldTrump and the words: “Bottom line, it’s gonna all work out. You know why? It always does.” www.ft.com/content/cf88... via @FT #MakeAmericaSmall
The Trump administration has entered its utter shambles era
A disastrous five-day stint for the president’s new press secretary is just the latest sign of chaos in the White House
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October 18, 2026 at 6:30 AM
The Trump administration has entered its utter shambles era - The White House’s X account: “Trust the process” with a black-and-white image of #DobaldTrump and the words: “Bottom line, it’s gonna all work out. You know why? It always does.” www.ft.com/content/cf88... via @FT #MakeAmericaSmall
#Zelenskyy says #Starlink speed limits in Ukraine are a ‘planned operation’ Starlink terminals used by Ukrainian drone units worked at high speeds in the EU — up to 180kph — but cut out inside Ukraine when they flew faster than 160kph www.ft.com/content/e267... via @FT #DonaldTrump #MakeAmericaSmall
Zelenskyy says Starlink speed limits in Ukraine are a ‘planned operation’
President says restrictions only apply in Ukraine and are hampering efforts to intercept Russian attacks
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October 17, 2026 at 4:16 PM
#Zelenskyy says #Starlink speed limits in Ukraine are a ‘planned operation’ Starlink terminals used by Ukrainian drone units worked at high speeds in the EU — up to 180kph — but cut out inside Ukraine when they flew faster than 160kph www.ft.com/content/e267... via @FT #DonaldTrump #MakeAmericaSmall
‘Inflation will make people poor’: Airlines brace for years of pain due to growing concerns that customers will not stomach the further price rises needed to offset soaring fuel costs, executives have warned. www.ft.com/content/9939... via @FT #Inflation #DonaldTrump #IranWar #MakeAmericaSmall
‘Inflation will make people poor’: Airlines brace for years of pain
Carriers fear customers may be unwilling to stomach more price rises if energy costs stoke further inflation
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October 17, 2026 at 5:59 AM
‘Inflation will make people poor’: Airlines brace for years of pain due to growing concerns that customers will not stomach the further price rises needed to offset soaring fuel costs, executives have warned. www.ft.com/content/9939... via @FT #Inflation #DonaldTrump #IranWar #MakeAmericaSmall
Trump’s press secretary #KatieZacharia fired after five days - #DonaldTrump said that when he told Zacharia, “You don’t have to do this,” she replied: “This is a lot tougher.” “I said, ‘Welcome to the world of Trump.' www.ft.com/content/ae21... via @FT #WeirdTrump #Republicans #MakeAmericaSmall
Trump’s press secretary Katie Zacharia fired after five days
Exit comes amid deepening turmoil for White House as midterm elections loom
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October 17, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Trump’s press secretary #KatieZacharia fired after five days - #DonaldTrump said that when he told Zacharia, “You don’t have to do this,” she replied: “This is a lot tougher.” “I said, ‘Welcome to the world of Trump.' www.ft.com/content/ae21... via @FT #WeirdTrump #Republicans #MakeAmericaSmall
How Trump’s America fell in love with UFC - Tonight, Hollywood faces are joined by the billionaire property developer #RickCaruso On other nights, #MarkZuckerberg #ElonMusk occupy these seats #DonaldTrump is a regular guest.They have no good taste www.ft.com/content/56d1... via @FT #MakeAmericaSmall
How Trump’s America fell in love with UFC
For politicians, celebrities and tycoons, the brutal Ultimate Fighting Championship has become a vote-winner and money-spinner like no other
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October 16, 2026 at 4:33 PM
How Trump’s America fell in love with UFC - Tonight, Hollywood faces are joined by the billionaire property developer #RickCaruso On other nights, #MarkZuckerberg #ElonMusk occupy these seats #DonaldTrump is a regular guest.They have no good taste www.ft.com/content/56d1... via @FT #MakeAmericaSmall
US business leaders are waking up to the perils of plutopopulism - Even before #DonaldTrump began sinking in the polls, his unhinged he-man approach to both war and trade was at odds with the interests of his business backers www.ft.com/content/5862... via @FT #MakeAmericaSmall #Maga #Republicans
US business leaders are waking up to the perils of plutopopulism
Companies wanted a president who would cut taxes and rules, they got one who has blown holes in free trade and global alliances
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October 16, 2026 at 5:30 AM
US business leaders are waking up to the perils of plutopopulism - Even before #DonaldTrump began sinking in the polls, his unhinged he-man approach to both war and trade was at odds with the interests of his business backers www.ft.com/content/5862... via @FT #MakeAmericaSmall #Maga #Republicans
Republicans fund midterms ad blitz as Democrats gain in polls - The spending surge comes as voters struggle wird soaring prices driven by elevated petrol costs because of the Iran war initiated by #DonaldTrump www.ft.com/content/481f... via @FT #inflation #MakeAmericaSmall #Republicans #Maga
Republicans fund midterms ad blitz as Democrats gain in polls
The president’s party is shifting spending on advertising to previously safe seats as election day approaches
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October 15, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Republicans fund midterms ad blitz as Democrats gain in polls - The spending surge comes as voters struggle wird soaring prices driven by elevated petrol costs because of the Iran war initiated by #DonaldTrump www.ft.com/content/481f... via @FT #inflation #MakeAmericaSmall #Republicans #Maga
US inflation rises to 3.7% as fuel costs climb ahead of midterms. The figures underscore the lingering impact of the #Iranwar on petrol prices and the persistence of inflation, which has risen since #donaldTrump ´s war in Iran began in late February www.euronews.com/2026/10/14/u... #MakeAmericaSmall
US inflation rises to 3.7% as fuel costs climb ahead of midterms
Higher petrol prices and airfares pushed US inflation to 3.7% in September, adding pressure on households and the Federal Reserve weeks before the midterm elections.
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October 14, 2026 at 1:19 PM
US inflation rises to 3.7% as fuel costs climb ahead of midterms. The figures underscore the lingering impact of the #Iranwar on petrol prices and the persistence of inflation, which has risen since #donaldTrump ´s war in Iran began in late February www.euronews.com/2026/10/14/u... #MakeAmericaSmall
#DonaldTrump has inititated the #IranWar which drives #inflation up - #Republicans #Maga #MakeAmericaSmall
October 12, 2026 at 4:54 PM
#DonaldTrump has inititated the #IranWar which drives #inflation up - #Republicans #Maga #MakeAmericaSmall
Why Trump is going for Zelenskyy’s jugular - #DonaldTrump had agreed to pay #VladimirPutin billions of dollars for Russian diesel that will have a negligible effect on US prices. www.ft.com/content/1724... via @FT #MakeAmericaSmall #Republicans
Why Trump is going for Zelenskyy’s jugular
No matter how much America’s allies urge the president to back Ukraine, he cannot forgive its leader for showing up his dealmaking impotence
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October 13, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Why Trump is going for Zelenskyy’s jugular - #DonaldTrump had agreed to pay #VladimirPutin billions of dollars for Russian diesel that will have a negligible effect on US prices. www.ft.com/content/1724... via @FT #MakeAmericaSmall #Republicans
Can Russia meet #DinaldTrump’s diesel demands? His deal with Moscow to release Russian #diesel to global markets is unlikely to offer meaningful relief to buyers of the fuel. He should rather end his war in Iran www.ft.com/content/445b... via @FT #MakeAmericaSmall #Republicans #inflation
Can Russia meet Trump’s diesel demands?
Ukrainian strikes have triggered the worst petrol shortages since the collapse of the Soviet Union but diesel is not in short supply
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October 12, 2026 at 5:34 AM
Can Russia meet #DinaldTrump’s diesel demands? His deal with Moscow to release Russian #diesel to global markets is unlikely to offer meaningful relief to buyers of the fuel. He should rather end his war in Iran www.ft.com/content/445b... via @FT #MakeAmericaSmall #Republicans #inflation
US threatens to block arms for Ukraine over attacks on Russian refineries - Instead of ending the #IranWar, the US is lobbying European capitals and Kyiv in an attempt to end the attacks on Russian oil refineries www.ft.com/content/68fd... via @FT #DonaldTrump #inflation #MakeAmericaSmall #Maga
US threatens to block arms for Ukraine over attacks on Russian refineries
Officials lobby European capitals and Kyiv following Trump’s diesel deal with Putin
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October 12, 2026 at 5:28 AM
US threatens to block arms for Ukraine over attacks on Russian refineries - Instead of ending the #IranWar, the US is lobbying European capitals and Kyiv in an attempt to end the attacks on Russian oil refineries www.ft.com/content/68fd... via @FT #DonaldTrump #inflation #MakeAmericaSmall #Maga
#DonaldTrump does not like #ClimateChange - The US Marine Minerals Administration said on Friday that evacuations had taken place at 129 of the 371 manned platforms, halting about 70% of daily oil production. www.ft.com/content/f7d9... #oilandgas #diesel #MakeAmericaSmall #ClimateEmergency
Hurricane Isaias kills at least two and disrupts US oil and gas production
More than 800,000 left without power as first major Atlantic storm of the season sweeps Florida, Alabama and Georgia
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October 11, 2026 at 7:15 AM
#DonaldTrump does not like #ClimateChange - The US Marine Minerals Administration said on Friday that evacuations had taken place at 129 of the 371 manned platforms, halting about 70% of daily oil production. www.ft.com/content/f7d9... #oilandgas #diesel #MakeAmericaSmall #ClimateEmergency