Australia, US Move to Expand Defence Ties in Indo-Pacific 
Ecuador Backs U.S. Sinking of Vessels in Pacific Anti-Drug Operation 
Pacific Leaders Raise Alarm Over China Missile Test as Nauru Dissents 
Costa Rica President Backs Potential US Ground Operations 
South Korea Weighs Military Support for Strait of Hormuz Security 
Lula’s Lead Over Flavio Bolsonaro Narrows Ahead of Brazil Election 
Haiti Urges UN to Extend Gang Suppression Force Ahead of December Election 
Trump Names Adam Telle Acting U.S. Army Secretary 
Iran War Civilian Toll Rises After U.S. Strikes Hit Wedding 
Trump Administration Threatens Smithsonian Support Over Leadership Dispute 
Milei Threatens Falkland Oil Firms With Sanctions 
Mexico Morena Lawmaker Zenyazen Escobar Found Dead in Veracruz 
Vietnam Leader To Lam Plans Russia, France, US and Canada Visits 
Japan, US Target AI and Chips in $550 Billion Investment Push 
Texas Republicans Turn Against AI Data Centers as Election Backlash Grows 
Add as a preferred source on Google
With only a few weeks to go until the November elections, former vice president Joe Biden is maintaining a good lead over Donald Trump in public opinion polls, especially in swing states. The Democratic presidential nominee is currently at a six-point lead over the Republican incumbent in polls in the states of Michigan and Nevada.
A CBS YouGov poll last week showed that Biden has a solid lead over Trump in the two swing states whose votes he’ll need to get elected President. However, in another poll, this time in the state of Iowa, the two candidates are at a deadlock. In the Michigan and Nevada polls, Biden holds 52 percent while Trump holds 46, showing a six percentage point margin between the two. While in Iowa, both are at 49 percent among voters.
Trump’s votes in the three battleground states are in jeopardy as he tries for a repeat of the results from the 2016 elections. Trump won Michigan by a very slim margin, while his opponent at the time, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, won by three points in Nevada. Trump breezed through Iowa.
The same holds for the Democrats running for seats in the Senate in the polls in the three states, who are leading against their Republican opponents. Biden holds a 2 to 1 advantage over Trump amongst Hispanic voters and leads Trump by nine points among Independent voters in Michigan.
Biden recently traveled to the predominantly-Republican-voting state of Ohio as he ramped up his campaigning efforts in order to garner more votes in his favor. During his visit to Ohio, Biden reiterated his economic message and his own record during his days as a Senator. Stopping in Toledo, Biden reached out to the United Auto Workers, who represented the local General Motors Powertrain plant, praising unions and the working-class while trying to paint Trump as someone who only chooses to impress the wealthy.
“I don’t measure people by the size of their bank account,” said the former vice president. “You and I measure people by the strength of their character, their honesty, their courage.”
Biden also criticized Republicans for their hypocrisy as members of the GOP try and paint Democrats as anti-religious during the court hearings for the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett. Barrett was nominated by Trump to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
