‘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
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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
Markets welcome US midterm results but too early to say if they will curb Trump
Domestic gridlock can lead to more predictable policy, but foreign affairs are a different matter
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
The Irish Times view on the US midterms: blue wave engulfs Trump
Result a repudiation of him by part of the coalition that handed him victory two years ago
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 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
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 touts reflecting pool as Democrats try to contain Senate rift
Supreme court rejects last-minute attempt to block California from counting mail-in ballots
‘A despicable betrayal’: Democrats incensed by Haley Stevens’ endorsement of Mike Rogers
Stevens’ decision sparked fierce backlash from members of the party, while Donald Trump praised the sudden switch
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
Funny, irreverent, cocky: Can Abdul El-Sayed win a vital senate seat in abandoned America?
In Flint, birthplace of General Motors, voters wrestling with healthcare costs and economic decline may determine control of the US Senate
The Irish Times view on US midterms: a lame duck Trump is still a danger
Most forecasts now favour Democrats to take both houses of Congress
‘Ugliest election race of the year’: Democrats’ civil war erupts in Michigan
Abdul El-Sayed’s rise reflects a party increasingly defined by generational change, economic anger and foreign-policy dissent
Trump, Netanyahu and Zelenskiy attend Lindsey Graham’s funeral in Washington
US president tells memorial service the late senator for South Carolina ‘never saw a war that he didn’t like’
Iran vows ‘eye for an eye’ after Trump threatens to destroy bridges and power plants
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis target two Saudi oil tankers in military operation, saying vessels violated naval blockade
Darline Graham Nordone profile: The sister of late US senator Lindsey Graham steps up to the plate
‘Lindsey has always been there for me. Now I will be there for him,’ says newly sworn-in senator (62)
Lindsey Graham, key ally of Donald Trump, dies aged 71
Republican senator served in the Senate since 2003 and was a sharp critic of Trump before becoming one of his most loyal backers
US supreme court endorses grace periods for mail-in ballots
Donald Trump had previously vowed to end mail-in voting before November’s congressional elections
US continues strikes near Strait of Hormuz after one killed in Iranian attacks on Kuwait
Representatives back resolution aimed at stopping war until hostilities are authorised by US Congress in blow to Trump
Court blocks Alabama from erasing significantly black US House voting district
Judges say Republican-backed map intentionally discriminates against black voters and could not be used for November elections
US House Republicans cancel vote to end Iran war
Democrats, and some Republicans, have called on Trump to ask Congress for authorisation to use military force
Trump Republican critic Thomas Massie ousted in most expensive House primary ever
Kentucky congressman clashed with US president over war with Iran and Epstein files
US and UK will always be staunch allies, king Charles says during address to congress
Royal’s speech comes during four-day visit to US during tense time in relationship between two countries over Iran war
Trump presses Republicans to radically alter voting rules before midterm elections
In addition to prosecuting a war, the US president has spent the week demanding swift passage of legislation that could reshape US voting rules
Hillary Clinton tells congressional panel she has no information on Jeffrey Epstein
Former presidential nominee accuses Republican-led panel of trying to shift focus away Trump’s ties to sex offender
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