Abdul El-Sayed

US President Donald Trump said on 3 Nov 2026 that Washington will stop roughly $4 billion in annual aid to Israel once this year ends. He said he reached the arrangement months earlier with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and that Netanyahu agreed to it. Trump said Israel no longer needs the funding and can still buy US weapons. A memorandum of understanding providing $3.8 billion a year in military aid does not expire until September 2028, and Trump gave no details on how the funding would be halted.

Early results show the Democratic Party gaining Senate seats in North Carolina and South Carolina, while incumbent Democrat Jon Ossoff is projected to keep his Georgia seat. The elections on 3 Nov involve all 435 House seats and 35 Senate seats, with Republicans currently holding both chambers. Nearly nine in ten voters cite the cost of living as a major issue, and about two‑thirds blame President Trump for high prices. Roughly three‑quarters express anger or dissatisfaction with the country's direction. The Justice Department has deployed around 1,000 monitors to polling places nationwide.

Barack Obama denounces President Donald Trump as chaotic and cruel during speeches in Ohio, Michigan and a Democratic campaign event, while Trump replies on Truth Social that Obama is incompetent, highlighting a sharp exchange between the two former presidents.