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Democrats’ triumph deals devastating blow to Trump - The Latest
Democrats have won a historic sweep in the US midterm elections, winning back control of Congress in a major setback for Donald Trump. Senate seats we...
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JD Vance says US war on Iran is ‘real reason’ Republicans lost midterm elections
Stance signals vice-president seeks to distance himself from the unpopular conflict ahead of possible 2028 runUS midterms 2026 live – latest updatesTr...
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Mike Johnson says he will not pursue House minority leader role – reports
Reported move from Republican speaker of House comes in light of party’s disastrous midterms defeatUS midterms 2026 live – latest updatesTell us: what...
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Democrats warn Trump officials to keep records or risk criminal penalties after midterm victories
Exclusive: letter sent to department and agency heads signals Democrats will look to investigate Trump officialsA group of Democratic lawmakers are as...
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‘We want our taxes spent here’: 11 Democrats weigh in after sweeping the US midterm elections
Democratic leaders and seat-flipping victors from Tuesday’s ‘blue tsunami’ offer post-election commentsThe broad repudiation of Donald Trump, his poli...
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Iran unveils ‘We will kill Trump’ banner – but US president may now be tempted to resume bombing
Iran celebrates its claimed role in ‘regime change’ amid pressure on Trump to ‘finish the job’ with attackUS midterms live – latest updatesIran this w...
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‘A win the size of Texas’: Democrats celebrate shrinking Republican dominance in a big state
Voters watched results in near disbelief as James Talarico claimed victory in Senate race and Gina Hinojosa was elected state’s first Latina governorU...
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‘A historic beatdown’: Americans take back their country in rebuke to Trump
Rebecca Solnit and other leading writers on the epic changes to the political mapThis is a special election edition of How We Win, a Guardian opinion ...
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US midterm elections 2026 live updates: Democrats take control of Congress in major setback for Trump
Democrats flip seven Senate seats in Kansas, Iowa, Texas, Maine, Ohio, North Carolina and South Carolina; ‘blue wave’ rejects Trump’s agendaTrack live...
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Where Trump and Republicans lost the midterm elections - a visual analysis of key states
The Democrats have taken control of the Senate and the House of Representatives. These charts and maps reveal the key trends and races behind this res...
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US midterms voters said: enough is enough. Is this the beginning of the end for Trump?
With Democrats in power, Trump may be under siege and lose his dominance over the Republican party – but his id will relish at the prospect of fightin...
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World Series champion Teixeira wins US House seat as former NFL reporter Tafoya’s Senate bid fails
Former MLB star wins for Republicans in TexasTafoya loses to Peggy Flanagan in MinnesotaFormer World Series champion turned Republican politician Mark...
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‘Frighteningly of the moment’: Steven Sater on his emperor Nero musical and turning JFK’s assassination into a Greek tragedy
It took the Tony winner 20 years to bring his ‘showman’ tyrant to London. He reflects on its Trumpian parallels, the death of Spring Awakening’s Dunca...
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US midterm elections 2026: is this the end of Trump? - podcast
The Democrats have had a resounding win, taking control of the Senate and the House of Representatives in a historic midterms result. Hosts Reged Ahma...
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A blue tsunami wipes out Republicans | Politics Weekly America
Jonathan Freedland and Shrai Popat run through the results of the US midterms, on a historic night for Democrats and a night to forget for Republicans...
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The new Congress must hold Trump accountable | Claire Finkelstein
An impeachment investigation would enhance transparency and allow Congress to reassert its authorityIn Tuesday’s midterm elections, voters sent the Re...
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US dollar slides after Democrats’ midterm election win as growth fears rise
Concern over greater AI regulation, while investors move into US treasuries as Trump faces political gridlockBusiness live – latest updatesUS midterm ...
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Resounding wins for Democrats a wholesale rebuke of Trump’s Maga movement
Democrats of all stripes declared victory on Tuesday night in clearest sign yet voters have had enough of TrumpismNo single Democratic coalition can c...
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Democrats aim to sweep most US governor elections after wins in key states
Party sees historic victories with Gina Hinojosa’s win in Texas and Georgia’s Keisha Lance Bottoms becoming first Black female governor in USUS midter...
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A blue tsunami wipes out Republicans – podcast
Jonathan Freedland and Shrai Popat run through the results of the US midterms, on a historic night for Democrats and a night to forget for Republicans...
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Progressive Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate race to become first Muslim US senator
Democrat defeats Mike Rogers in race marked by Islamophobic attacks from Trump and Republican alliesAbdul El-Sayed, the doctor and progressive insurge...
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Wednesday briefing: What the Democrat midterms victory tells us about Trump’s future as president
In today’s newsletter: A thumping night for the Democrats has seen the party take control of Congress, altering the course of Trump’s second presidenc...
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James Talarico wins Senate race in Texas, securing historic victory – video
Democrat James Talarico has won the US Senate race in Texas, securing an astonishing and historic victory. Talarico, a state representative, beat the ...
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‘Democrats need to not blow it’: our panel reacts to the historic midterms | Panel
Democrats should take the right lessons from their great night – but will they?Trump has been a disaster for our country. His economic plans are incoh...
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Democrats retake House in ‘blue wave’ amid Trump’s historic unpopularity
String of wins sees party pass 218 threshold needed to win majority, as American anger mounts over cost of livingUS midterm elections – live updatesTr...
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Ohio Republican Max Miller ousted from Congress amid domestic abuse allegations
Despite Trump backing Miller, whom a House committee is investigating, Democrat Brian Poindexter will head to CongressMax Miller was ousted from Congr...
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Red and blue America have united in their hatred for Donald Trump | Ben Davis
This election represents a wholesale rejection of Trump and the Republican party, by every single segment of American societyIn a few years, there’s a...
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The death knell of Trumpism has finally sounded | Moira Donegan
The electorate voted decisively to curb the president’s powerThere’s a certain freedom in low expectations. Going in to Tuesday’s midterm elections, f...
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Top Democrat tells Trump and Republicans to ‘lawyer up’ after US midterm defeats
Robert Garcia, set to become oversight chair, vows to take on president while Senator Ron Wyden signals ‘subpoenas’ US midterm elections – live update...
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Democrats claim staggering victories in districts gerrymandered to favor Republicans across the US
Mid-cycle redrawing of district boundaries, especially in states president won in 2024, did not yield results party was hoping forUS midterm elections...
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Democrats win control of Senate as US voters reject Trump’s agenda
Republicans routed as Democrats gain powerful new leverage over Trump for remainder of his presidencyUS midterm elections – live updatesTrack live res...
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Democrat Sherrod Brown wins Ohio Senate race in major blow to Republicans
Brown makes successful return to US Senate after voters reject Republican incumbent Jon HustedUS midterm elections – live updatesTrack live results fr...
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James Talarico wins Texas Senate race in historic victory for Democrats
Ken Paxton’s defeat a crushing blow to Trump and Republican efforts to keep control of CongressUS midterm elections – live updatesTrack live results f...
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Xavier Becerra wins California race for governor with vows to resist Trump’s agenda
Son of Mexican immigrants will become state’s first Latino governor since 1875 after victory over ex-Fox News host Steve HiltonUS midterm elections – ...
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Jon Ossoff re-elected to Senate in Georgia, defeating Mike Collins - video
Jon Ossoff, a rising star in the Democratic party who has been cited as a potential presidential contender in 2028, has been re-elected to the Senate ...
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Democrats poised to flip House in midterm elections after two turbulent years of Trump
Victory for party comes despite unusual and aggressive efforts by Republicans to redraw congressional districtsUS midterm elections – live updatesTrac...
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North Carolina elects Roy Cooper to be state's first Democratic senator in 10 years – video
Roy Cooper, North Carolina’s former governor, will be the first Democrat to represent the state in the Senate in 10 years, flipping a seat the party n...
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Roy Cooper wins Senate race in North Carolina, flipping seat for Democrats
State’s ex-governor bests Michael Whatley, ex-chair of Republican National Committee, by focusing on lower costsUS midterm elections – live updatesTra...
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Trump-endorsed Republican Byron Donalds wins Florida race for governor
Donalds, who billed campaign as ‘a continuation of the DeSantis-era of success’, becomes state’s first black governorUS midterm elections – live updat...
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Democrat Chris Pappas wins New Hampshire Senate race, avoiding Republican flip
Pappas focused campaign against Republican John Sununu on serving as a bulwark against Trump administrationUS midterm elections – live updatesTrack li...
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Jon Ossoff wins Georgia Senate race over Republican Mike Collins
Rising Democratic star made his re-election campaign a referendum on the Trump administration’s misdeedsUS midterm elections – live updatesTrack live ...
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US midterm voting issues: New York voting machine failures and Florida flooding affect some – video
Voter turnout has surged as Americans cast their ballots in the critical US midterm elections. Although mostly smooth, there have been some voting sna...
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Democrats aim to retake Senate from Republicans as Americans go to polls
Party hopes disapproval with Trump’s presidency gives them advantage as Republicans defend slim majorityUS midterm elections – live updatesTrack live ...
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US midterm voting goes smoothly with only a handful of issues nationwide
Voting machine issues affected Westchester county, New York, but emergency ballots were provided to votersUS midterm elections – live updatesTrack liv...
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US midterm elections 2026 live updates: polls begin to close as voters decide direction of Congress for remainder of Trump’s term
First polls close in Indiana and Kentucky; several key states see record turnout as Americans decide the direction of Congress for remainder of Trump’...
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US midterm voters poised to deliver verdict on Trump’s second term
Results will determine makeup of Congress and other key offices and could define president’s final two years in officeUS midterms 2026 live – latest u...
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US voters share why they cast their ballots – from frustration with Trump to affordability concerns
‘It’s the disregard for the rule of law. It just seems like they’re thumbing their nose at it’In the battleground state of Maine, Todd Cox, 63, has su...
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Nasa astronaut casts midterms vote from space – video
Anil Menon has voted in the US midterm elections by casting an electronic ballot from the International Space Station. He said he filled out the ballo...
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US midterm elections 2026: live results from Senate, House and governor races in all 50 states
The US has been voting for senators, members of the House of Representatives and state governors in the midterm elections. Here are the results in ful...
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DoJ tells Democrats in letters they could be targets of Alaska ballot investigation
Top election lawyer and lawmakers received notes over alleged scheme to confuse voters with two Dan SullivansThe justice department has sent letters t...
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DoJ says Trump’s proposed 250ft arch would be completed after end of his term
Triumphal arch continues to face legal challenges as government says DC area project will take up to 39 monthsThe US justice department said on Tuesda...
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