midterms
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US Mortgage Rates Hit Three-Year High, Squeezing Buyers Less Than a Month Before the Midterms
The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate jumped 19 basis points to 7.49% for the week ending October 2 — its highest level in nearly three years — pushing mortgage applications to their lowest since February 2025, just weeks before congressional midterm elections.
Trump Signs Executive Order Letting Anyone Buy Tax-Free Red-Dyed Diesel in Pre-Midterm Fuel Gambit
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on stage at a Nebraska rally Monday allowing anyone to buy tax-exempt red-dyed diesel, betting that cheaper fuel will rally farmers and truckers with 29 days left before the November 3 midterms. The national average diesel price has hit $6.38 a gallon.
Trump Approval Sinks to Record Low as Hispanic Voters Turn Away Ahead of the Midterms
A new Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on Monday puts Donald Trump's approval at a record low of 32%, with just 24% of Hispanic Americans approving of his performance — the worst showing of either of his terms — as cost-of-living anger reshapes the November midterms.
G7 to Release 100 Million Barrels of Oil and Diesel After Trump's Pressure
The G7 has agreed to release 100 million barrels of crude and diesel from emergency reserves over four months after pressure from President Trump, as record diesel prices threaten voters' wallets ahead of November's US midterms.
Trump Announces One-Time $90 Medicare Payments for 20 Million Seniors Ahead of Midterms
President Donald Trump announced on October 2 that the federal government will send one-time $90 payments to more than 20 million Medicare Part B enrollees to help offset monthly premiums, funded from the $2 billion Medicare Improvement Fund, weeks before the November 3 midterm elections.
Midterm Endgame: Democrats Seize the Momentum as a Wounded Trump Heads Into the Final Month
With 30 days until the November 3 vote, Democrats are favoured to retake the House and have dragged the Senate within reach, while Donald Trump carries the lowest approval rating of either of his terms into a record-shattering spending war.
US Sends Third Aircraft Carrier to the Middle East as Trump Weighs Renewed Iran Strikes
The US is deploying a third aircraft carrier strike group and up to 10,000 more troops to the Middle East as President Trump weighs resuming strikes on Iran after the November midterms.