President Trump’s move just before the midterms looks to defy historic trend and more top headlines
Fox News' morning newsletter rounds up its top stories, led by a piece on Donald Trump making a pre-midterm move that reportedly bucks the usual historical pattern for a sitting president's party. Other headline stories include an ongoing National Transportation Safety Board investigation into a fatal Amazon cargo plane crash and a powerful hurricane making a rare direct strike on Hawaii, alongside continued escalation between the US and Iran over its nuclear programme.
Further items cover US politics ahead of the midterms, including Trump headlining a Republican convention, contested Senate primaries in swing states, and a trade dispute with Canada centred on planemaker Bombardier. The digest also touches on America's national debt surpassing $40 trillion, a large pork product recall over listeria concerns, sport, entertainment and lifestyle stories, and links to opinion columns and podcasts.
In short
- Roundup of Fox News' top overnight and morning headlines.
- Leads with Trump's pre-midterm move and Amazon plane crash probe.
- Also covers Iran tensions, US debt, Hawaii hurricane and more.
Explained simply
In the United States, midterm elections take place halfway through a president’s four-year term. Voters choose all seats in the House of Representatives and some seats in the Senate, which can change how much support the president has in Congress.
The president’s party has often lost seats in midterm elections, so analysts watch its choices of candidates, campaign events and policies for signs of how the contest may unfold. Donald Trump is the Republican president, and both major parties are competing in races that will shape control of Congress.
The wider context includes debates over government spending and trade, as well as tensions between the United States and Iran over Iran’s nuclear programme. These issues can influence campaign arguments and decisions in Congress, which has a role in budgets, laws and oversight.
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