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US President ​Donald Trump will visit Nebraska on Monday to rally Republicans and promote his economic ​record, taking his message of new investment and manufacturing to a state where farmers and truckers face sharply higher diesel prices and voters worry about inflation. His stop in ​the ‌city of Grand Island is part of Trump's 32-day ⁠sprint to the November 3 midterm elections, a campaign in which he is spending considerable time in ‌Republican strongholds. Trump has urged Republicans to “pretend” he is on the ballot, ⁠arguing that voters should view the midterms as a referendum on his administration and economic record. France 24's Fraser Jackson has more.

The US and Iran are talking through mediators, but there are major differences over what a deal should look like.

The Iran war has cost US$43.6 billion as of this month, the highest official estimate to date, the Pentagon told Congress’ defence oversight panels this week. The cost estimate comes as polls show Americans increasingly oppose the war, partly over its impact on the economy, and the issue is looming large as the November midterm elections approach. The Pentagon’s latest figure comprises US$11.2 billion already obliged for operating expenses – for fuel, combat pay, aircraft, medical care, parts...

The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to restrict mail ballots for the midterm elections, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting already under way. The decision allows states to continue sending out mail ballots under the same processes they’ve used for years. Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas publicly dissented from the brief order. The Trump administration had asked the court, once again at the centre of a roiling political controversy,...

President Donald Trump ⁠promised a $5,000 "Trump dividend" ​payment to every US adult on Wednesday if his Republicans retain control of the House of Representatives and the Senate in the November 3 midterm elections. The pledge has raised numerous questions. Here's what we know so far. 

US equity futures waver ahead of PPI data, Oracle earnings and a rate decision from the European Central Bank. Brent crude reaches $102 a barrel as Iran is said to be ready to intensify its counterattacks if the US continues its strikes. President Trump pledges a $5,000 payout to voters if the Republican party wins the midterm elections. The president is set to speak again at the Republican National Convention in Dallas today. Jack Caffrey of JPMorgan Asset Management joins "Bloomberg Brief" to recap this earnings season. This video has been edited to correct a graphic to note that ECB President Christine Lagarde is scheduled to speak. Lagarde's name was misspelled at 00;41;26;29 (Source: Bloomberg)

President Donald Trump capped Wednesday’s opening night of the unusual Republican midterm convention by slamming Democrats as extremists and staunchly defending the war in Iran while making the extraordinary pledge to pay every adult American $5,000 if his party retains its control of both chambers of Congress after November. It reflected Trump’s apparent calculation that he needs bold moves to revive Republicans’ chances as Democrats try to take advantage of his low approval ratings in close races across the country. FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson reports from Washington DC.

FRANCE 24's Washington, DC correspondent Fraser Jackson weighs in on US President Donald Trump's efforts to leverage his fading star power to help the Republican Party hold onto Congress in November's midterm elections.

Republicans opened their highly unusual midterm convention in Dallas on Wednesday afternoon, a “Trump-a-Palooza” that is putting the president at the center of this fall’s midterm elections — whether the candidates running like it or not. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Professor Todd Belt, Director of the Political Management Programme at George Washington University, says that Trump "believes in the power of his own charisma".

Trump and JD Vance headline the unusual two-day Republican convention before the November midterm elections.

The risk of a US stock pullback of as much as 10% is rising as midterm elections approach and the market heads into a seasonally challenging stretch, according to RBC Capital Markets strategists.

The atypical event underscores the significance of Texas, long a Republican stronghold, in November's midterm elections.

US president has pledged more than $400m through his super PAC to boost Republican candidates in the upcoming midterms.