Democrats urged to resist ‘progressive’ pull after midterm success
Former congressman Joe Crowley says election results strengthen the case for a centrist strategy under House leader Hakeem Jeffries
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Republicans ran their campaign like a Conor McGregor press conference
This was hyperscale trash talk – and it didn’t work
Religion was usually the preserve of Republicans. These Democrats are challenging that
We’re witnessing the anguished birth of a new kind of revived American religious progressivism, one which cuts across old denominational lines
US midterm election results prove that the centre can hold
Voting patterns show dramatic differences between generations, ethnicities and genders
Trump says he was ‘too tough’ on immigrants as he floats amnesty deal
US president concedes voters were turned off by deportations, Iran war and ‘bad messaging’ on the economy in midterm elections
‘He’s a great fighter’: The man shaping Trump’s final act
Stephen Miller, architect of the US president’s hardline immigration agenda has emerged from a bruising midterm defeat more powerful than ever
Donald Trump takes credit for a stock market rally that welcomed his defeat
Trump, who had warned a Democratic victory would cause a 1929-style depression, took credit in a social media post
What will the Democrats do with their majorities in Congress?
Despite flipping seats across the country, the Democratic Party brand remains deeply unpopular
‘We have seven guys here from Ireland for Abdul’: Student volunteers play role in landmark US vote
Irish student says volunteering for Abdul El-Sayed’s successful campaign gave insight into American politics
Republican downfall: The inside story of Team Trump’s midterm collapse
How an unpopular president and an unpopular war provided an opening for Democrats to make sweeping gains in the midterms
Democrats routed Republicans in the US midterms. But can they capitalise on it?
It should not be forgotten that one description of Trump voters in 2016 was similar to Abdul El-Sayed’s: a ‘coalition of the dispossessed’
‘It’s going to intensify’: How Israel became a liability in US politics
Support for Israel has for generations been sacrosanct in Washington. After Tuesday’s midterm election result, it looks far less certain
Democrats can’t do much to make Trump end the Iran war soon
It would make sense for Donald Trump to get rid of Pete Hegseth before January
Trump may have lost control of Congress, but the planet is doomed
The reason he lost was inflation, rather than the US population suddenly turning Democrat
Trump responds to US midterms defeat as Democrats win full control of the Texas House
‘Trump is still your president’ - White House
The lights begin to go out on Donald Trump’s volatile and frequently terrifying reign
JD Vance blames Iran war in what seemed a blatant distancing from a president who has demanded blind loyalty
US midterm elections: Results from the House and Senate
Democrats have regained control of both the houses of the US Congress
US Senate: Seven new faces to watch out for
Incomers include those who are seen as future presidential candidates
Donald Trump punished: five key takeaways from a Democrat landslide
States and districts that voted for Trump two years ago abandoned president’s allies in the midterms
Republicans routed as Democrats retake the US Senate in style
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
In pictures: Democrats win control of House and Senate in 2026 US midterms
Sweeping victory reshapes electoral map for 2028 presidential election
What can Democrats do now they have won Congress?
With majorities in both chambers, the party can launch investigations and block Trump appointments
‘America is back’: Trump and his Maga movement take an unholy caning
US election is an irrepressible demonstration of the democratic process after two years of black warnings about repression of US democracy
Democrats’ sweeping victory reshapes electoral map for 2028 presidential election
Result marks end of a culture-wars era in US politics and the return of economic issues to the centre of the political contest
Trump faces day of reckoning as voters head to the polls for midterm elections
Poll will deliver verdict on US president’s tumultuous second term
Daniel Geary: Five things to look out for in the US midterms
Will Republicans benefit from low expectations? Could a big win for the Democrats convince them to choose a progressive like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in 2028?
Trump proclaims ‘golden age’ while US midterm polls are flashing historical defeats
President ends bitter and expensive midterm campaign claiming: ‘This is the golden age of America’
Opinion polls are core to how media covers politics, but is that a good thing?
Traditional polling is being reshaped by changes in the media landscape
Trump touts reflecting pool as Democrats try to contain Senate rift
Supreme court rejects last-minute attempt to block California from counting mail-in ballots
Election night: When Irish viewers can expect the key calls
Pennsylvania and Alaska mean control of US Congress may remain uncertain long after dawn in Ireland
Democrats ahead of Republicans in almost all key battleground states, polls find
Democrats ahead in Michigan, Texas, Kansas, Maine and Ohio
What are the US midterms and what do they mean for Donald Trump?
Democrats hope to take advantage of Donald Trump’s declining popularity and reclaim the House and Senate from the Republicans
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