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US midterm elections: America's racial divide on vivid display as Donald Trump amplifies hardline political strategy

After Tuesday's election, it's likely that 87 percent of Republicans in the House will be white men, compared to just 37 percent for Democrats, said David Wasserman, who analyzes races for the Cook Political Report.

Mail bombs versus migrant caravan: Donald Trump goes all in on 2 powerful optics dominating US politics before 6 November midterm elections


Out with the bombs and back to the migrant caravan. Donald Trump is mighty relived that Page One headlines will be cleared of the mail bomb story for the next 10 days before midterm elections 2018 which will decide political control over US Congress.

Donald Trump has sent US news networks on a wild chase; they’re beaming the precise footage Trump wants voters to see and fear ahead of midterm elections

America’s news networks are running out of things to hash over and are instead warming up leftovers that Donald Trump serves up on his Twitter handle and via his army of White House loyalists. With less than 15 days to go before the 2018 midterms which will decide control over the twin houses of US Congress, Donald Trump continues to drive the agenda as his ratings soar and he frames the race once again in terms of race, immigration and jobs - his winning themes in 2016.

Thousands of Central American migrants embark on 2,000 mile walk to US-Mexico border as Donald Trump blasts 'pathetic' immigration laws

Thousands of Central American migrants gathered Monday in this southern Mexican town, where they prepared to embark on the arduous 2,000-mile walk to the U.S. border even as US President Donald Trump rained more threats on their governments. Just over two weeks before the U.S. midterm elections, in which Trump has made illegal immigration a rallying call for his Republican base, Trump again blasted Democrats for what he called "pathetic" immigration laws.

#JobsNotMobs: Donald Trump doubles down on jobs, immigration to fire up midterm voters as his approval rating soars to highest ever

US president Donald Trump has seized on a new hashtag - #JobsNotMobs - created entirely on the internet and then recommended by Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams - to fire up his base and define the Republican versus Democrat distinction even as his own approval rating has soared to the highest its ever been - 47% - in a latest NBC News Wall Street Journal poll.