A day after Republicans said Donald Trump would skip Kansas and Iowa for phone-in events, the President is back on the road, with tight Senate races and questions over his schedule hanging over the final weekend before Tuesday's vote.
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Clifden’s winter shutdown: why Connemara’s capital goes quiet until June – and the businesses refusing to close
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History made in Connemara: Councillors ditch English as Gaeltacht chamber goes ‘as Gaeilge’ for the first time – with €10.9m on the table
Irish household bills 2026: what the average home really pays for electricity, gas, oil, fuel and insurance, and how to cut it
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Connemara in 2026: The Complete Guide to Ireland’s Wild West, From Kylemore and the National Park to the Islands and the Gaeltacht
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Blood on the stairs: Waterford man with 63 previous convictions jailed for three years over People’s Park assault, as judge throws out his ‘apology’
Maine governor Janet Mills reveals she voted for Troy Jackson after ‘shut up’ storm rocks Collins race
Janet Mills says she voted for Troy Jackson in Maine's toss-up Senate race, despite their history of tension and his 'shut up' outburst at Susan Collins in the final debate.
Record early vote: 42 million Americans have already voted and registered Democrats are out in front
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Beyond the battle for Congress, voters in 39 states will decide 145 ballot measures on Tuesday, including abortion rights, a California billionaire tax and an end to Massachusetts cannabis sales.
Ted Cruz brands El-Sayed a ‘jihadist leprechaun’ as vicious Michigan Senate brawl goes down to the wire
Ted Cruz's 'jihadist leprechaun' jibe and a top Democratic donor's defection have inflamed Michigan's Senate race, but Abdul El-Sayed still leads most polls against Mike Rogers.
Ramaswamy pulls explosive ad starring Amy Acton’s estranged mother after fury from his own party
Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign has taken down an attack ad featuring Democrat Amy Acton's estranged mother, after Governor Mike DeWine and other Republicans joined Democrats in condemning it.
Texas shock on the cards? Paxton and Talarico locked in dead heat as Democrats eye first statewide win in 30 years
Polls this week have Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico within two points of each other in Texas, as early voting closes with turnout far ahead of 2022.
Trump demands Mary Peltola be prosecuted as ‘second Dan Sullivan’ row rocks Alaska Senate race
Donald Trump says Democrat Mary Peltola should be prosecuted after a report claimed her campaign helped recruit a namesake of Republican senator Dan Sullivan. She denies it, and a state police inquiry is now under way days before polling.
Huge blow for Trump’s Justice Department as appeals court refuses to freeze 20,000 California ballots
A divided federal appeals court has refused the Trump administration's demand that California set aside about 20,000 mail ballots it says went to non-citizens, two days after a district judge warned the move would disenfranchise voters.








