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Trump seeks to force voter ID for midterm elections

The US president claimed voter ID would be needed to vote in the November midterm elections, "whether approved by Congress or not." A contentious bill passed by the House this week is unlikely to make it past the Senate.

US military strikes another alleged drug boat in Caribbean, killing 3

The U.S. military says it has carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the Caribbean Sea

'Quad God' falls in huge Winter Olympics upset

US star Ilia Malinin, the overwhelming favourite for the men’s figure skating title, fell twice to finish off the podium

The Age photos of the week, February 14, 2026

The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors at The Age.

Trump threatens to enforce voter ID for the midterm elections: ‘Approved by Congress or not!’

The president’s warning also included a direct, unusual appeal to the Supreme Court