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New York Times
How Trump Is Reacting to the Midterm Results
In the days after Republicans suffered massive midterm election defeats, President Trump appeared unmoved. The New York Times’s White House correspondent Maggie Haberman explains h
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South Africa: Meeks, Shaheen Issue Statement on Trump Admin's Decision to Remove South Africa from AGOA
[U.S. Congress] Washington, DC -- Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate F
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New York Times
Inside Team Trump’s Historic Collapse in the 2026 Midterm Elections
How an unpopular president and an unpopular war provided an opening for Democrats to make sweeping gains in the midterms.
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What does Trump's midterm elections loss mean for strained US-India ties?
Donald Trump's electoral setback might give New Delhi and Washington space to reset relations, but there is no guarantee that the US will actually change its approach to India.
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Milei and Sánchez exchange a cold greeting at Ibero-American Summit
Argentine President Javier Milei and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez exchanged a brief and frosty greeting at the Ibero-American Summit in Madrid on Wednesday. Their encounter
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Why Trump’s Planned Arch Is Controversial
Our reporter Emily Badger visits the site of President Trump’s proposed 250-foot-tall triumphal arch.
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Iran: Flames engulf banner depicting US and Israeli leaders
Demonstrators in Tehran burned a banner depicting US and Israeli leaders during rallies marking the 1979 US embassy takeover. The protests followed a major electoral setback for Do
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New York Times
Midterm Election Losses Complicate Trump’s Options on Iran War
The midterm results laid bare the deep unpopularity of the war of choice that President Trump started and is now struggling to end.
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New York Times
Vance, in Break With Trump, Blames Iran War for Republicans’ 2026 Midterm Losses
The vice president offered his striking critique of the administration’s agenda and messaging with Mr. Trump’s apparent approval.
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Arab News
Turkiye’s Erdogan says he hopes US midterm elections will contribute to regional peace
Turkish President Erdogan expressed hope that the US midterm elections would promote peace and stability in the region. He emphasized ongoing dialogue with US political bodies.
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‘It would destroy the Democrat Party’: Trump dismisses impeachment threat
US President Donald Trump has warned that impeaching him would damage the Democratic Party, after Republicans suffered major losses in the midterm elections.
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NASA astronauts cast US election votes from the International Space Station
In a rare event, three American astronauts voted in Tuesday's US midterm elections from the International Space Station, using advanced links to send electronic ballots to official
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US First Lady Melania Trump to host Ukrainian and Russian officials at White House
On Wednesday, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded the first lady a national honour for her role in brokering a partial ceasefire that allowed the evacuation of civilian
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MercoPress
Ibero-American foreign ministers unanimously back Argentina’s Falklands claim
Ibero-American foreign ministers meeting in Madrid unanimously approved a special communiqué backing Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the Falklands and calling on Argentina and t
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Europe Today: Trump loses Congress. Will he now be even more unpredictable?
Democrats have seized control of the US Congress in a nationwide rejection of Trump. In Europe, hackers targeted a French blood bank and supermarket fridges, raising fears of a new
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Arab News
‘We’re not for sale’: Americans want to pump brakes on data centers
Amid rising concerns over AI developments, voters in numerous American cities have imposed restrictions on data centers. This reflects broad dissent transcending political affiliat
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Arab News
After midterm loss, Trump is left to weigh his next move in Iran war that contributed to GOP debacle
Following the Republican Party’s losses in the midterm elections, President Donald Trump must decide whether to escalate the conflict in Iran, maintain the status quo, or seek an e
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Arab News
Democrats flex congressional majorities as Trump accepts electoral losses
WASHINGTON: Democrats vowed on Wednesday to use their resounding midterm victory to rein in President Donald Trump, setting up two years of possible deadlock in Washington, as Trum
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New York Times
‘It Is Never Enough’: Susan Collins Couldn’t Outrun Trump
The Maine Republican survived tough cycles in the past even as the political ground shifted beneath her. But the anti-Trump fever in her state doomed her this time.
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New York Times
Trump Wrestles With New Reality: A Lame Duck With Two Years Left to Fight
After a decade at the center of American politics, President Trump is politically wounded, with diminished power. Those who know him say the next two years will be unpredictable.
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New York Times
How Trump’s Energy Policies Helped Trigger Midterm Rout
The war in Iran, efforts to promote fossil fuels and attacks on renewable energy contributed to higher prices for gas and electricity that drove voter discontent.
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BBC
'Hopefully things get done': Americans react to historic political shift
The BBC spoke to voters from different states for their reaction to Democrats taking control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
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BBC
Chris Mason: The US elections will change Trump - how will Burnham react?
The big question for the British government is does defeat at home make it more likely that President Trump gets angrier abroad?
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Winners, losers, the EU: Five takeaways from the US midterms
Donald Trump's Republicans suffered a crushing defeat in Tuesday's midterm elections, with the Democrats wresting control of Congress. What does this mean for US politics and the w
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New York Times
With Democrats’ Sweep, Congress Is Set to Reassert Power to Check Trump
President Trump usurped power from the legislative branch with Republican help for two years. Democrats are now positioned to try to claw back some of Congress’s prerogatives.
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The Guardian
The pollsters had got it wrong on the US midterms, said Nige. That aged well | John Crace
After his embarrassment of epic proportions, Farage turned up at PMQs – the last place anyone would expect to find him In what counts as breaking news on this slowest of slow Wedne
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BBC
Time to focus on cost of living, says PM after US election results
Andy Burnham says prices won't come down until the US's conflict with Iran is resolved.
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After US midterms, a weakened Trump may pose a greater threat to Europe
After the midterms, Europe will not get a weaker Trump but one who turns even more to global politics, warns US expert Josef Braml. Europe cannot wait this Trump out.
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Economic Times
Congress cites US mid-term results to slam 'One Nation, One Election' idea
The Congress party used the results of the recent US mid-term elections to emphasize accountability in democracy. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh criticized the Modi gover
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Iranian MP tells Euronews Tehran's missiles will strike Europe if US uses its bases there
Ahmad Bakhshayesh Ardestani, a member of Iranian parliament’s security committee, said Iran would fire on any European base used against it, including in Italy and Germany. State-r
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MercoPress
Democrats retake control of the US Congress in a heavy blow to Trump
The Democratic Party on Tuesday regained control of both the US House of Representatives and the Senate in the midterm elections, winning in Republican strongholds such as Texas, O
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US midterm elections: Cheers erupt as Talarico's Texas victory is projected
Supporters erupted in celebration in Austin as Democrat James Talarico was projected to win a US Senate seat in Texas, a state where his party has not won a Senate election since 1
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MercoPress
Trump accepts midterm defeat but says Republicans would have won “in a landslide” had he been on the ballot
US President Donald Trump said he accepts the results of the midterm elections, in which Democrats regained control of both chambers of Congress, and signalled willingness to negot
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‘We will take back the House in 2028’: US House Speaker Johnson promises Republican comeback
US House Speaker Mike Johnson has urged Republicans not to lose hope after Democrats made major gains in the 2026 midterm elections. Johnson vowed that Republicans would double dow
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BBC
What the Democratic takeover of the Senate means for Trump
The BBC's North America editor Sarah Smith explains how Democratic control of both chambers could affect the last two years of Donald Trump's presidency.
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Economic Times
Rahul Gandhi challenges PM Modi to open debate on foreign links, US trade deal and Epstein
Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday renewed his challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an open debate, raising questions about India's financial system, the US deal, the Adani case and
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New York Times
How Colom Changed a Long Shot in Mississippi Into a Race Too Close to Call
Scott Colom, a Democrat, ran a viral ad and courted Republicans at a Trump rally before winning virtually the same number of votes as Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican.
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Arab News
Republicans’ Red Wedding: What comes next?
The morning after America’s midterm elections, Washington woke to a transformed political order. For Republicans, the night carried the shock of the Red Wedding in “Game of Thrones
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Arab News
Reelection does not shield Ilhan Omar from federal investigation, possible expulsion, attorney says
CHICAGO: US Rep. Ilhan Omar’s landslide reelection victory in Minnesota does not protect her from federal prosecution or possible expulsion from Congress, a prominent election law
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MercoPress
Republicans look for culprits after defeat: Speaker of Congress steps aside and Vance points to Iran
Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson, a Republican, said he will not seek to continue leading his party in the new Congress, while Vice President JD Vance blamed
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