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US midterm elections 2022

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis tosses a pen to students while signing five state bills into law after giving a press conference at Cambridge Christian School in Tampa, Florida, on May 17. Photo: Reuters

Opinion | DeSantis no match for Trump in race for Republican presidential nomination

Awkward and aloof, DeSantis is not seen as being tough or mean enough to take on the force of personality that is Donald Trump. In primaries, being ready for prime time matters; DeSantis is not. And the Republican base still loves Trump.

30 May 2023 - 3:30AMvideocam

How Trump probe may be complicated by documents at Biden office

11 Jan 2023 - 8:25AMvideocam

New US House speaker McCarthy starts out with agenda already hemmed in by dissidents

8 Jan 2023 - 5:13AM

Kevin McCarthy struggles for top spot in new Republican-led US Congress

US congressman Kevin McCarthy scrambled to line up enough Republican votes to win election as speaker of the House as a handful of right-wing holdouts continued to warn they will not support him.

3 Jan 2023 - 10:23AMvideocam

US Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was a simple up-or-down vote from realizing his dream of becoming one of the country’s top statesmen on Tuesday. Photo: Bloomberg

Trump acolyte Kari Lake loses bid to overturn Arizona election defeat

The court found no clear evidence of the misconduct alleged by Lake, who lost the governor race to Democrat Katie Hobbs by a margin of 17,117 votes.

25 Dec 2022 - 7:16AMvideocam

Trump trails DeSantis in Republican poll, would lose to Biden in 2024

Republican support for Donald Trump’s presidential bid in 2024 has cratered, a new poll finds, as the former president is beleaguered by midterm losses and courtroom setbacks.

15 Dec 2022 - 5:33AM

US Senator Kyrsten Sinema leaves Democrats to go independent in surprise move

Joe Biden’s party will retain control of the chamber, but Sinema’s decision may increase her influence and that of fellow centrist lawmaker Joe Manchin.

10 Dec 2022 - 2:26AM

US lawmaker Kyrsten Sinema speaks at a news conference outside the Capitol in May 2014. Photo: AFP

Likely US House speaker promotes China panel, names ardent hawk as its chair

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, expected to replace Nancy Pelosi in January, calls for committee to ‘fight against the Chinese Communist Party’ and names Representative Mike Gallagher as its chair.

9 Dec 2022 - 4:30AMvideocam

On Balance | Georgia run-off a chance for Biden to solidify gains over Trumpism

Joe Biden has much to be thankful for in the final days of 2022, and Raphael Warnock holding his Senate seat would solidify his gains. Donald Trump has endorsed Warnock’s opponent Herschel Walker and needs a victory as his control over the Republican Party looks to be waning.

6 Dec 2022 - 2:11AMvideocam

‘Cold but peaceful’: Chinese experts predict future of US-China relations

After the US midterms, Chinese experts say bilateral relations between China and the US will remain turbulent and unpredictable.

24 Nov 2022 - 5:00PMvideocam

Opinion | Trump’s message to Republicans is clear: back me or prepare for war

Trump’s candidacy was expected, but his star shines less brightly these days and Republicans have a viable alternative in DeSantis. Trump bowing out for the good of the party is unlikely, raising the prospect of another clash between MAGA Republicans and the party establishment.

23 Nov 2022 - 2:28AMvideocam

Flags in support of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former US president Donald Trump fly in Lake Worth, Florida, on October 18. DeSantis’ success in Florida and the losses by many Trump-endorsed candidates indicate a potential changing of the guard at the head of the Republican Party. Photo: Bloomberg

On Balance | As 2024 looms, we haven’t seen the last of Trump’s fact distortion field

Support for the former US president may be dwindling, but in an era when hostility is more important than coherent policy, we cannot assume this decline is irreversible.

23 Nov 2022 - 2:36AMvideocam

No ‘fowl play’, no ‘ballot stuffing’, Biden jokes at Thanksgiving turkey pardon

The ‘only red wave this season’ will be if White House dog Commander knocks over the cranberry sauce, the US president says in reference to the midterm results.

22 Nov 2022 - 4:02AM

Pence plays up his China credentials as US turns to 2024 presidential race

The former American vice-president reaffirms his commitment to the Trump White House’s tough line on Beijing.

20 Nov 2022 - 8:00PMvideocam

Mike Pence plays up his China credentials in his book So Help Me God. Photo: AFP

Nancy Pelosi to stand down as US Democrats leader after Republicans take House

‘I will not seek re-election to Democratic leadership in the next Congress,’ Pelosi, 82, said in an emotional speech on the House floor. Republicans secured a slim majority in the House in last week’s midterm elections.

18 Nov 2022 - 5:39AMvideocam

Nancy Pelosi has stepped down as speaks on the House floor at the Capitol in Washington Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Opinion | US midterm election results unlikely to change Biden’s Asia agenda

Without control of both the House and Senate, Republicans will struggle to push Biden further to the right on China-related policies. Clear, sustained positions from Republicans could be difficult given internal divisions over policy and whether to support Donald Trump’s run for president.

18 Nov 2022 - 1:39AMvideocam

Trump vows to cut ‘dependence on China’ as he launches 2024 White House bid

Third run for Oval Office will face opposition from own Republican Party after lacklustre midterm election results for candidates he backed.

23 Nov 2022 - 2:36AMvideocam

Trump ally Kari Lake loses Arizona governor’s race

Democrat Katie Hobbs was elected Arizona governor, defeating Republican Kari Lake who falsely claimed the 2020 election was rigged and refused to say she would accept the results of her race.

15 Nov 2022 - 4:01PMvideocam

Republican candidate for governor of Arizona Kari Lake. Photo: EPA-EFE

Joe Biden’s anti-China-alliance push faces midterm-election test

In this edition of the Global Impact newsletter, we look at the alliances and partnerships US President Joe Biden has been building over the last two years, largely aimed at dealing with threats from China.

14 Nov 2022 - 2:00PMvideocam

Trump at war with fellow Republicans as he eyes new White House run

The ex-president called Ron DeSantis, his main threat in the party, ‘DeSanctimonious’, and said another potential rival’s name ‘sounds Chinese’.

23 Nov 2022 - 2:37AMvideocam

Editorial | Midterms provide no let-up for China from a divided America

US election results are unlikely to reassure Beijing, or a world facing economic and geopolitical instability; instead more tension and conflict looms between the two major powers.

12 Nov 2022 - 5:15AMvideocam

America remains bitterly divided. That is unlikely to reassure China, or a world facing economic and geopolitical instability. Photo: ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Few voted for this man, but he has plunged US politics into uncertainty

Libertarian Party candidate Chase Oliver won just enough votes in his Senate election race to force the Georgia run-off that could shape the rest of Joe Biden’s presidency.

11 Nov 2022 - 12:29PM

Chase Oliver, US Libertarian Senate candidate, who pushed Georgia into another run-off election. Photo: Bloomberg

Powerful Murdoch media dumps on ‘loser’ Trump

Rupert Murdoch media appeared to turn its back on Donald Trump, labelling the former US president a ‘loser’ who shows ‘increasingly poor judgment’ after the midterm elections.

23 Nov 2022 - 2:37AMvideocam

Video: Biden: US midterm elections ‘good day’ for democracy as Democrats exceed expectations at polls

11 Nov 2022 - 9:49AM

As US midterm count drags on, focus shifts to 2024 White House race

Biden says he intends to run and will make a final decision ‘next year’; Trump, meanwhile, may have been abandoned by Murdoch’s media empire for Republican darling Ron DeSantis.

11 Nov 2022 - 8:37AMvideocam

A US flag is waved outside the White House in September 2017. Photo: AP

Explainer | What is ‘Putin’s chef’ – the hot dog vendor turned mercenary boss – cooking up?

Once a low profile figure, Yevgeny Prigozhin’s recent admission that he meddles in US elections has propelled the Kremlin caterer into the spotlight.

11 Nov 2022 - 8:26AMvideocam

Businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin shows Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin his school lunch factory outside St Petersburg in September 2010. Photo: Sputnik/AFP via TNS

Republicans’ differences on being ‘tough on China’ to emerge: analysts

Whether on economic ‘decoupling’ from Beijing or bolstering support for Taiwan, American lawmakers’ approaches expected to span pragmatic to sabre-rattling.

11 Nov 2022 - 6:23AMvideocam

‘Disappointing’ US midterms show how Trump could hurt Republicans for years

Despite an expected ‘red wave’ failing to materialise, the ex-president called the election results a ‘very big victory’, asking: ‘Who has ever done better than that?’

23 Nov 2022 - 2:46AMvideocam

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US midterm elections 2022

The US midterm elections, to be held on November 8, 2022, will see voters choose all 435 members of the House of Representatives and 35 of the Senate’s 100 members, in addition to legions of state and local officials. Midterms are traditionally seen as a referendum on the president’s performance, and the Democratic party losing control of the two houses of Congress would undercut Joe Biden’s ability to pass legislation. However, a tougher policy towards China remains one of the rare area of bipartisan agreement in an increasingly divided Washington.

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9 September, 2024