Sky News political contributor Chris Uhlmann discusses the “worst possible outcome” ahead of the US election. Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are neck and neck in the race for the US presidency. “I think the worst possible outcome for the United States would be essentially a tie or something approaching a tie and neither major party accepting the result of the election,” Mr Uhlmann said. “Imagine a circumstance where the United States was essentially in a tie and Congress had to vote on who the president was going to be. “It’s terrifying.”

Sky News political contributor Chris Uhlmann has examined the latest unfolding events in the Middle East saying the United States is "already actively engaged" in another war. The US will send 100 troops as well as a powerful anti-missile weapon to Israel to strengthen its defence systems. However, the US State Department has also written a letter to Israel warning of consequences if it halts aid access to Gaza. “The United States is already actively engaged in another war in the Middle East,” Mr Uhlmann said. “Israel could not actually survive if it wasn’t for those air defence systems that the US has provided.”

Sky News political contributor Chris Uhlmann slams Queensland Premier Steven Miles’ nuclear plebiscite proposal. Mr Miles has promised a plebiscite into Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan if the Opposition were to move into power and the state Labor Party remained in office. “Putting more wind and solar on a grid does not bring down the price of power,” Mr Uhlmann said. “Because that’s not how it’s set – it’s set by the highest cost of generation.”

The Nationals Leader David Littleproud has called out Prime Minister Anthony Albanese over his $4.3 million coastal home purchase. “He’s planning for his retirement while we’re working on Australian's cost of living,” Mr Littleproud told Sky News Australia. “By popular demand, hopefully in six months, he’ll be using that property.”

Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell has discussed whether Prime Minister Anthony Albanese can “get away” with his new house purchase in the polls. Mr Albanese has faced widespread criticism after his purchase of a $4.3 million clifftop home at Copacabana on the NSW Central Coast. “It’s whether he can get away with it quite frankly,” Mr Clennell said. “If they can keep the same poll numbers, I guess he’s fine. If they drop a couple, it’s only going to be because of this.”

Queensland Opposition Leader David Crisafulli has dismissed a recent poll which predicted an LNP victory ahead of the state election. Mr Crisafulli said the polling figures are “not the numbers that drive us”. The Opposition leader outlined the issues which currently plague the state, such as poor ambulance ramping, increased power prices, home ownership and youth crime. “You’ll excuse me for not being focused on polling numbers; we’ve got a job to do,” he said.

Sky News weather presenter Julia Seymour has examined the upcoming forecast across Australia. More wet weather is set to impact parts of New South Wales and Queensland on Wednesday.

In a rare move, the US will send troops to Israel to strengthen its anti-missile defence system. Around 100 soldiers will be deployed in what the Pentagon says reinforces its “ironclad” commitment to the defence of Israel. America announced it authorised the deployment of a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery – the most powerful anti-missile weapon used by the US military – to be sent to Israel to help bolster its air defence. THAAD can destroy ballistic missiles launched from as close as 93 miles away.

NSW Racing CEO Peter V'landys is hopeful King Charles will make a surprise appearance at Everest Day during his Australian tour. There are no official engagements planned for Saturday leaving the door open for a special appearance from the Royals. Mr V'landys has confirmed the King has been officially invited to the event.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage discusses the “false honeymoon” of Kamala Harris which was created by the press. This comes as CNN data reporter Harry Enten has predicted former US president Donald Trump will win a “historic” number of Black and Hispanic voters. “That’s all gone – her performance on 60 Minutes was abject, let’s see how she gets on on Fox News,” Mr Farage told Sky News host Paul Murray.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has chimed in on the controversy surrounding Australia’s state and territory leaders declining an audience with King Charles and Queen Camilla. “It’s just damned rude," Mr Farage told Sky News host Paul Murray. “For Australian politicians to be treating your closest ally in the world, people with whom many, many millions of your country are directly related, I can’t think of a bigger, more churlish insult ... I think it’s dreadful.”

Sky News host James Macpherson says the Blayney gold mine fiasco keeps getting “deeper and deeper”. It was revealed the artist behind a Bathurst mural cited in submissions to shut down the Blayney goldmine in NSW worked for a charity that was loaned $28,000 by the activist group that successfully opposed the project. “Tanya Plibersek must be just wishing it would all go away but it’s not going to go away,” Mr Macpherson said. “Because she has never given an adequate response and the media just keep on digging more and more details.”

Sky News host James Macpherson says the Democrats have taught Black people they are “helpless victims”. Kamala Harris has revealed her ‘opportunity economy’ plan to assist Black men. Support from Black men has significantly dropped in comparison to previous Democrat presidential nominees.

Sky News host Caleb Bond says Kamala Harris has noticed she has a “problem with Black voters”. Kamala Harris has revealed her ‘opportunity economy’ plan to assist Black men. Mr Bond said some of her policies are “downright racist”.

Former Trump White House press secretary Sean Spicer says Donald Trump has “multiple paths” to 270 electoral votes. CNN data reporter Harry Enten has predicted former US president Donald Trump will win a “historic” number of Black and Hispanic voters. “She doesn’t, and that’s the big difference right now,” Mr Spicer told Sky News host Andrew Bolt. “The media is starting to wake up to the fact that Kamala Harris’ joy and vibes aren’t going to get them there.”

Sky News host Caleb Bond says Kamala Harris is conducting so many interviews because she realised “people do not know who I am”. “Until a week ago you were doing as little as few interviews as possible,” Mr Bond said. “Then you have done an onslaught of interviews, mostly with friendly outlets, journalists, podcasts etcetera because you finally realised oh my God, people don’t know who I am.”

Sky News host Paul Murray says it is a “bad news day” for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as he buys a $4.3 million home as severely food insecure households go without food for adults so kids can eat. “Three quarters of Australians say their kid would not be able to buy a house without their financial support and if you do not have the financial support … then you are stuffed,” Mr Murray said. “97 per cent of the families in this survey who have food insecurity worry the food is going to run out before they have got enough money to buy it.”

Sky News host Chris Kenny has reacted to former US president Bill Clinton's comments about immigration at the southern border. It comes as Clinton on Monday claimed that nursing student Laken Riley's murder “probably wouldn’t have happened” if migrants had “all been properly vetted.” The former president’s remarks come as he was out campaigning for Kamala Harris at a Georgia fish fry event. “He was trying to criticise Donald Trump for kiboshing the Biden border plan,” Mr Kenny said. “So he's trying to make those political attacks but when he talks about properly vetting illegal immigrants, then he's really being honest and drawing attention to what is a massive problem.”

Sky News host Sharri Markson says it is “absurd” to have surcharges on card payments as society moves cashless. $2.1 million dollars in funding has been announced by the Albanese government to crackdown on debit and credit card surcharges. Labor is prepared to ban these surcharges from 2026.

Sky News host Peta Credlin says the “gloves are really coming off” in the last few weeks before the US election. There are three weeks to go until the US election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. The Donald Trump campaign has released a new advertisement slamming Kamala Harris’ transgender policies.