midterm election

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is preparing to double cuts to generals and admirals as part of a major Pentagon restructuring, according to reports. Meanwhile, Hegseth said US forces will guard election computer systems during the midterms following changes to election monitoring, and senators are resisting his Army secretary nominee Sean Parnell, leaving the confirmation an uphill battle.

President Trump is planning an intensive travel schedule ahead of the midterm elections, which analysts read as a sign of how worried Republicans are about their prospects. One adviser described the urgency as 'on a scale of 1 to 10, 10', suggesting the party sees key races as genuinely at risk and is deploying its biggest asset to shore up support.

An Italian news site, Altre Notizie, has published a piece linking the US midterm elections to purges by Donald Trump, framing the personnel shake-ups within his circle as a political response to electoral results. The story touches on themes of US politics, business and Ukraine, and is circulating among international readers tracking fallout from the midterms.

A call is going out for voters to press candidates in the 2026 US midterm elections on where they stand on public health. The appeal, published by The Hill, urges constituents to make health policy a campaign issue by directly asking candidates about their positions on immunisation, disease prevention and public health funding.