Donald Trump vows to ‘continue’ Iran war despite blaming it for heavy midterms defeat
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Republicans begin painful process of picking apart bones of shattering defeat
JD Vance blames Iran war in what seemed a blatant distancing from a president who has demanded blind loyalty
Republicans turn on each other as midterm results sink in
Party figures lash out at Donald Trump, his candidates and his staff over Iran war, cost of living and corruption allegations
US midterm elections: Results from the House and Senate
Democrats have regained control of both the houses of the US Congress
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’
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
Race narrows between a ‘radical Democrat’ and ‘the most corrupt politician in Texas’
Senate seat battle between James Talarico and Ken Paxton is set to become the most expensive non-presidential political race in US history
US midterms: Boost for Trump as key Democrat endorses Abdul El-Sayed’s Republican rival
US president repeatedly refers to El-Sayed as a ‘jihadist’ at Iowa rally
Trump heads to farm states as US prepares for midterms
More than 52 million Americans have already voted in person or by mail
It’s inflation, stupid: Trump faces the wrath of US voters
Midterm elections next week are a referendum on the unpopular US president. They could herald the end of ‘The Donald’ era
‘That okey-doke will not work this time’: Obama takes up mic to duel with tired-sounding Trump
Just days before US midterm elections described by both parties as the most important in living memory, there are signs Donald Trump may be headed for a humbling that seemed unimaginable when he swept back to power
US midterms: Inside the Democrats’ secret effort to sow confusion in Alaska ballot
Operatives aligned with Democratic nominee for US senate sought candidates of same name as Republican rival
Mississippi turning? Democrats point to Republican ‘panic’ as Donald Trump flies in
No Democrat has won a senate seat in Mississippi since 1982 but with momentum building behind Scott Colom in advance of the midterms, the US president decided to pay a visit
What happens in Israeli and US elections may reshape the Middle East
The short term outlook for the war-torn region remains very gloomy
US-style abortion wars are reaching Kenya
Campaigners say growing anti-abortion activism, legal challenges and new forms of scrutiny are making reproductive healthcare harder to access
‘Turnout has sort of drained’: Democrats battle to mobilise Georgia’s black voters
Rev Al Sharpton warns of an epidemic of ‘amnesia’ over the struggles of the civil rights generation
Don’t mistake protest votes for Democrat support in US midterms
Voters in Carroll County, New Hampshire like to ‘keep their political options open’, prioritising a government that puts schools, healthcare, and housing first
Can 2,000 people in a hangar in Sioux City influence the US midterms? Trump is banking on it
In another turbulent week for the Republican Party, including controversy over a ‘deeply troubling’ ad in Ohio, Donald Trump went to a pocket of Iowa and felt the love
Branded ‘lazy’ by Trump, a Democrat is mounting an unexpected challenge in a Republican stronghold
Democrat Josh Turek is mounting an unexpected challenge in Iowa, a traditional Republican bastion
Can an everyday Methodist pastor create a political miracle in Kansas?
Polls suggest Democrat Adam Hamilton is on the cusp of a sensational Senate win amid Republican disillusionment with Trump
US snapshot of Donald Trump’s hunger for adulation that has dragged us to this fraught moment
In Doug Mills’ photo, here Trump is in a cozy huddle with his most essential type of staff member
Trump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold amid deepening row with Ukraine
Move comes after Trump publicly criticised Volodymyr Zelenskiy and said the US had agreed to purchase diesel from Russia
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