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President’s foreign policy and scandals blamed for crushing defeat by New York Young Republican Club members

Trump-backed Republican candidates lost key Senate races in South Carolina, North Carolina, Texas and Michigan, handing Democrats control of the chamber and exposing the limits of his political influence. The results suggest voter frustration with Trump’s leadership, economic policies and interference in Republican primaries weakened his party’s electoral pr

He wrote on Truth Social that Republicans would have won "in a landslide" if his name had been on the ballot.

Republicans in Texas are trying to make sense of how they lost to the Democrats for the first time in almost 40 years.

Keith Duggan speaks to Hugh Linehan about the results of the US midterm elections and what they mean for the final two years of Trump's presidency

For the first time in nearly 30 years, a Democrat will now represent South Carolina in the US Senate.

Call it a blue wave or a blue tsunami, but the Democratic Party has handed Donald Trump a painful defeat, with Americans comprehensively making their anger felt across the country.

Tuesday's results revealed the U.S. president was unable to persuade the broader electorate to back his choices.

Among the sweeping victories by Democrats on Tuesday were wins in several congressional districts that Republicans had redrawn explicitly to boost their party ahead of the midterms.

Longtime Republican Senator Susan Collins had held the seat for three decades, but was swept away in the blue wave.

Elon Musk's spending may have become a liability as voters in exit polls raised concerns about government corruption and the growing influence of billionaires.

<p>Democrat James Talarico, a former schoolteacher and Presbyterian seminarian who campaigned on a “politics of love,” on Tuesday won the US Senate race in Texas, dealing a historic blow to Republicans that could reshape American politics.</p> <p>Talarico defeated the state’s attorney general Ken Paxton, a close ally of President Donald Trump who was heavily

The Democratic Party gained control of the House and Senate, delivering a stinging rebuke to US President Donald Trump and his Republican Party. Follow DW's live updates.

For Republicans, Texas has long been a dependable political anchor. Now, it’s finally blue.

The conservative commentator noted Tuesday night, before most of the major race results were called, that "this not an evening to remember."

The party seized control of the House of Representatives and the Senate in a “blue tsunami” as Americans rebelled against an unpopular president and his war in Iran.

Ultimately, an avalanche of Republican money couldn’t pull Trump’s most important demographics out of their homes and into the voting booths.

Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher says Republicans are facing a worse-than-expected midterm performance.

The Democratic Party gained control of Senate, delivering a stinging rebuke to US President Donald Trump and his Republican Party. Follow DW's live updates.

With massive upsets in deep red states and stunning wins in Texas, Democrats have redrawn the political map—and decisively taken the House and Senate.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with former Trump aide Sonny Joy Nelson about where some GOP candidates fell short tonight.

Texas Republicans are anxiously waiting to see if the state’s attorney general can hold off his Democrat challenger.

Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress, delivering a decisive rebuke of Republican governance in Washington and ushering in a new era of congressional resistance to President Donald Trump. Tuesday’s midterm elections laid bare voters’ deep frustrations over high prices, the Iran war and concerns over government corruption. Democrats routed their

America is voting in its midterm elections, which may be the final word on how Donald Trump’s presidency will end.

Plus, Trump says the U.S. plans to cut off military aid to Israel by the end of the year, and some Learjet wreckage was found miles away from the crash site.

Republican candidates have performed strongly in preliminary midterm election results in American territories, despite the expected anti-Trump swing on the mainland.

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A monthslong G.O.P. effort culminated in a scathing report about emails and other exchanges within the American Psychological Association.

Follow our live coverage of the US midterm elections, where several critical races could have major consequences for Donald Trump’s presidency.

President’s party defeated in battleground races from Kansas to South Carolina

<p>President Donald Trump’s second term has been a wild ride, but his last two years in power could be wilder still if Republicans lose control of Congress in Tuesday’s <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2041758">US midterm elections</a>.</p> <p>From <a href="https://www.dawn.com/live/iran-israel-war">renewed military action against Iran</a> to election chal

President Trump promised to end the chaos at the southern border. But deadly ICE shootings and high-profile raids have shaken many voters.

<p>Democrats have made significant gains in the final days of the 2026 midterm campaign, with new polls showing them leading in several states that President Donald Trump carried in 2024. The findings point to a changing political landscape, although the outcome of the Senate contests remains uncertain.</p> <p>The final <em>New York Times</em>/Siena College

Democrats ahead in Michigan, Texas, Kansas, Maine and Ohio

Democrats have sought to contain a rift in Michigan's US Senate race after one of their own crossed party lines to endorse the Republican.

As Trump supports Senator Darline Graham, one conservative group is rallying around someone else.

For the first time in a generation, Iowans in this reliably red state appear ready to consider all their options as polls indicate a toss-up in the midterm election. Lana Zak is in Dubuque, where President Trump is making one final push to get his party to the polls.

On the eve of what may prove to be a tough election for the GOP, young conservatives vying to be part of the first class of Gen Z Republicans in Congress want a role shaping the party's next chapter.

President Trump is holding previously canceled rallies in the key battlegrounds of Iowa and Kansas during the final weekend before the midterms. Olivia Rinaldi has the story.

Democrats and Republicans are making their final arguments to sway voters as Election Day looms. Olivia Rinaldi has the latest.

Former White House chief strategist predicts ‘monster’ legislative battles before new Congress is sworn in

It’s become screamingly obvious who represents billionaires and unchecked plutocratic power.

As analysts forecast a "Blue Wave" of support for Democrats, election watchers are weighing whether Republicans' efforts could backfire.

President Donald Trump is campaigning for Republicans in Florida this Friday with only a couple of days to go until the midterms. CBS News' Cristian Benavides has the details.

After concentrating on the high price of gas and groceries, Democrats are using health costs to make their case about an “affordability crisis.”

As Election Day approaches, the billionaire’s longstanding relationships with GOP leaders in Texas are under scrutiny.

“He’s working on material for his next special, ‘Hussein in the Membrane,’” Meyers said after the former president ruffled feathers with jokes about the Cheesecake Factory.

The Justice Department issued subpoenas, a House oversight committee sought interviews and the state opened its own inquiry into a Democratic plan to recruit a spoiler into a Senate race.

Alaska's governor is ordering an investigation into Democrat Mary Peltola's Senate campaign over reports that it recruited a spoiler candidate to dilute Republican votes. That's as President Trump repeated calls for Peltola's prosecution during a trip to another deep red state where his endorsed candidate is facing headwinds. Liz Landers reports.

California's far northeastern corner used to be a reliably red congressional district. But Proposition 50 carved it up, meaning many voters there may soon have a Democrat representing them in D.C.

More Americans now disapprove of Trump's approach to immigration than approve of it, a striking turnaround that followed a nationwide crackdown.

Democratic socialist candidates have held up North Dakota's state-owned bank as a model to emulate.

Donald Trump’s party targets opponents over mega-donor Reid Hoffman’s support for midterms campaign

The package was discovered at about 15:20 GMT on Tuesday at Ebrington Square in the Waterside.

President Donald Trump wants midterm voters to imagine he's on the ballot and has seized the political spotlight in a way that makes such make-believe seem a bit more real

Republicans have spent an estimated $183 million on television ads focused on transgender-related attacks against Democrats in the final phase of this year&rsquo;s midterm elections

Republicans currently hold majorities in the House and Senate. How many seats must Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer flip to seize control of Congress?

Once a party that marketed itself as the protector of innocent children, the Republicans have shocked voters with a ruthless attack on an alleged victim of child abuse.

President Trump campaigned Monday in Mississippi, as he continued a closing midterm rally blitz that has highlighted Republicans' challenges ahead of an election that could drastically shift power in Washington.

Farmers have been one of the US president’s most loyal constituencies. But now they are feeling the pinch, and are poised to deliver his party a harsh reality check.