President Trump said that he was in 'no rush' to decide whether to resume fighting Iran on the eve of the midterm elections.
Speaking to Axios on Monday afternoon, he said: 'One way or the other, we will do something, but there is no rush. We crippled them financially. They have no money, no gasoline and their people are getting very tired of it.'
Earlier, the president was slammed for the decision to hold his midterms closing arguments at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., in an effort to drum up GOP support ahead of Election Day.
The president held the final rally of his nationwide, 28-stop midterm campaign yesterday in Salina, Kansas as he sought to shore up Republican support and preserve the party's congressional majorities.
Democrats' odds of taking control of the Senate have climbed to a record high according to prediction platform Kalshi. The app gives Democrats a 74 percent chance of winning the Senate, the highest it has reached, and a 94 percent chance of taking the House, according to the platform as of Monday morning.
The president's latest approval ratings show that 56 percent of voters disapprove of his performance, compared with just 41 percent who approve, according to a Morning Consult poll.
That leaves Trump with a net approval rating of -15 points, his weakest standing since returning to the White House and ever in his two terms.
Ahead of November 3, the president threatened to wield the veto if Democrats gain control, saying he 'hoped that it won't be the case,' but 'if it is, it's happened before with many presidents. You have a strong veto and you end up working out deals.'
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Your guide to the 2026 midterm elections: Everything you need to know about when voting closes and when we can expect the results
Millions of Americans will head to the polls on Tuesday in what is shaping up to be one of the most decisive midterm elections in US history.
Voters will choose in a collective battle for power that might turn America upside down and determine the future of Donald Trump's presidency.
Read below for everything you need to know about when the polls close, the top races to watch nationwide, and when we can expect overall results.
Donald Trump shook his head and said 'no' when asked if he planned to strike Iran after the midterm elections.
The president's emphatic response comes amid reports that he is considering resuming the bombing campaign.
The war, which has sent gas prices soaring, is a major issue in the election as voters prepare to cast their ballots on Tuesday.
Trump is considering three courses of action, Axios reported: Make a deal, go back to war, or impose maximum economic penalties.
'One way or the other, we will do something, but there is no rush. We crippled them financially. They have no money, no gasoline and their people are getting very tired of it,' Trump told Axios.
Vice President JD Vance is urging Trump to make a deal, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to resume combat.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are advising Trump to maintain the status quo, with economic pressure that will force Iran to make a deal.
Tehran is signaling hopes that the war can be brought to an end.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the diplomatic exchanges 'have become very intensive.'
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Exclusive:Voters have surprising take about Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola's expletive-ridden outbursts
Democrat Mary Peltola, who is running for Alaska's Senate seat, is known for her expletive-ridden rants.
Nine former Peltola staffers dished dirt on their old boss and painted a picture of her as prone to anger in late September.
But while GOP incumbent Dan Sullivan has tried to leverage Peltola's outbursts to boost his own re-election bid, Alaskans appear unbothered by her rough rhetoric in a midterm battle that could determine control of Congress.
Trump's final midterm speech touts Lincoln Memorial, laments vandals - and almost entirely ignores elections
Trump used his final public remarks to US voters on the eve of the 2026 midterm elections to focus not on the competitive congressional map, where down-ballot Republicans are staring down razor-thin margins and threats of a 'blue wave' - but on the renovations he made to the Lincoln Reflecting Pool.
For roughly 20 minutes of his address Monday - Trump delved into the finer points of his DC pet project, one of several sites he's targeted for renovation in the nation's capital.
He touted the dimensions of the Lincoln Reflecting Pool - 'the largest in the world, almost as tall as two Empire State buildings laid on its side'; its re-grassing and top soil - 'That's a big deal, re-grassing' - and detailed, at length, the specific shade of blue chosen to repaint the bottom of the Reflecting Pool.
'They call it American black-blue, but it's very dark,' Trump said, to a small group of attendees massed around the podium.
'And if you had a regular blue - like, I personally love the lighter color blue - but then you wouldn't have any reflection. It wouldn't be reflective anymore.'
Trump lamented the so-called vandalism he has said is responsible for the peeling at the site, and the vandals he claimed, without evidence, had 'slashed the hell' out of the pool.
It's 'a really a beautiful thing,' Trump said, standing in front of the newly repainted, black-blue pool.
'It's a work of art in many way - but it was a work of art that never worked. But now, it will work.'
The audience - made up largely of staff and park service rangers - responded by way of muted applause.
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'House of Satan': Trump blasts Democrat candidate for ties to 'radical' mosque
Trump used portions of his final speech to voters on the eve of the midterm elections to shore up support for Republicans in competitive down-ballot races across the country - including Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan, whom Trump accused of having ties to a mosque that allegedly calls the United State the 'House of Satan.'
Trump cited a recent report that alleged that El Sayed qualified for the ballot by 'campaigning and soliciting signatures at radical mosques' that 'called the United States the House of Satan.'
'They call it the House of Satan,' Trump said. 'And we changed that. We call the United States the House of God.'
Trump spent little time during his remarks Monday focusing on the elections themselves, opting to spend the bulk of the public address on the renovations he had ordered be made to the Lincoln Reflecting Pool.
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Measly crowd during Trump's remarks at DC reflecting pool
During Donald Trump's Monday address at the DC reflecting pool, the president was speaking only to a small group of about 60 people: staff and park service rangers.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum was present for the event as well as Kevin J Lilly, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
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Trump jokes about renaming Lincoln Reflecting Pool in final midterm rally
Trump delivered his final message to voters ahead of the November 3 midterm elections at a familiar site in the nation's capital - the Lincoln Reflecting Pool.
The president joked at the outset of his remarks that the Reflecting Pool might be renamed after him, before clarifying that he was joking.
'Don't report that,' he laughed.
Much of the remarks so far have been about the president's renovations to the Reflecting Pool, rather than tomorrow's midterm elections, or any of the competitive down-ballot races GOP candidates are facing across the country.
Brutal new poll starts GOP blame game early
President Trump's latest approval ratings could serve as an indicator of which way the midterm elections are headed.
A new Morning Consult poll found that 56 percent of voters disapprove of the President's performance, compared with just 41 percent who approve.
That leaves Trump with a net approval rating of -15 points, his weakest standing since returning to the White House and ever in his two terms.
Republicans are also showing signs of growing dissatisfaction with their own party.
Just 68 percent of Republican voters believe their party is headed in the right direction, down from 73 percent four weeks earlier and 82 percent in the opening months of 2025.
Maricopa County temporarily closes some voting centers, citing power outages
Election officials in Maricopa County said Monday that two polling locations were temporarily closed due to power-related issues.
Due to power related issues, the Vote Centers located at Paradise Community College and Sunset Canyon School are temporarily closed. Please visit https://t.co/2Hs9CznUMi to find a nearby voting location. pic.twitter.com/MdJ8rxNEix
The update comes as Maricopa County - home to some 60 percent of voters in Arizona - has remained an epicenter for far-right conspiracy theorists and election deniers, including many who echoed Trump's false claims that the 2020 election was stolen.
Recent conspiracy theories have already began circulating online in the run-up to the November 3 midterms, and Trump, for his part, has chastised the county as 'very, very dishonest.'
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First results of Alaska Senate race could come sooner than expected
Alaska's Division of Elections just told reporters that a 'first batch of election results will come in around 8.45pm-9pm' local time.
That means the first results of the Last Frontier's heated Senate battle between GOP incumbent and Democratic hopeful Mary Peltola might come as early as 0.45am Eastern Time.
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The $130billion winners of the Iran war: How Big Oil nearly tripled its profits in just six months while ordinary Americans paid the price
More than 50 major oil and gas companies have pocketed a staggering $130 billion in profits during the Iran war – as American motorists are left grappling with soaring gasoline and diesel prices.
The six-month bonanza, covering April through September, was almost three times the $47 billion the companies collectively earned during the same period last year, according to a New York Times analysis.
The eye-watering figures come as millions of drivers face a painful squeeze every time they pull up to the gas station, with fuel costs climbing sharply since the conflict erupted on February 28.
