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Texas flipped blue following the US midterm elections, marking a historic shift for a state that hasn't been led by Democrats in decades. The legacy of prolonged Republican leadership has left a lasting mark, but as Democrat James Talarico said with this election, 'maybe the best colour for Texas is purple.' FRANCE 24's Texas correspondent Andres Espinal reports.
Democratic voters danced as they celebrated Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan.
US Republican Byron Donalds reiterated his support for President Donald Trump.
Nasdaq, Dow, and S&P 500 open higher after Democrats take control and Trump accepts results.
Brussels says Montenegro is likely to become the EU's 28th member state, followed by Albania and Moldova. It said Ukraine needed to speed up reforms and offered fresh hope to Serbia following elections last month.
Speaking to Fox News following the midterm elections, US President Donald Trump admitted that inflation was likely one reason Republicans did poorly. Many Americans have been frustrated with how the Iran war has pushed up prices, including at the gasoline pump, especially given that Trump had campaigned for his second term on a pledge of “no new wars”, as Ellen Gainsford explains.
In the US midterm elections, 50 million members of Gen Z were eligible to vote. Young voters gave Democrats the strongest support, with 75% of them voting for the party. This generation will be the biggest voting bloc in the United States in the coming years. FRANCE 24's Ophelie Jacobson has more.
Does an electoral repudiation of Donald Trump also mark the beginning of MAGA’s decline? Delano D'Souza is pleased to welcome Ian Reifowitz, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Historical Studies at Empire State University, who describes the Republican defeat as “an absolute and complete repudiation” of the president. He connects voters’ economic frustrations with resentment over presidential enrichment, while questioning whether ideological differences between progressive and moderate Democrats proved decisive. Looking towards 2028, Reifowitz identifies a central Republican dilemma: “If JD Vance
Despite losing legislative control, the US president still has strong executive powers to push his agenda forward.
Democrats have made historic gains in the US midterms, dealing a major setback to President Donald Trump.
Why is the western US still counting votes after election day?
Though vote counts are still ongoing, Democrats have won clear majorities in both the US House and Senate. DW takes a look at who voted Republican, who voted Democrat, and what it all means.
Andy Burnham says prices won't come down until the US's conflict with Iran is resolved.
Ukrainians do not expect the Democrats' victory in the US midterm elections is change much in regards to US policy on the war with Russia, or at least not quickly, says France 24's correspondent in Kyiv Emmanuelle Chaze. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has not reacted yet to the "blue wave" taking control of Congress in the US.
The Democrats' victory in the midterm elections have left Donald Trump in a difficult position for the rest of his mandate. The now "blue" House of Representatives will decide the budget, which Trump will have to accept and follow. FRANCE 24's international affairs editor Philip Turle has more.
Donald Trump has sought to shift the blame for the Republicans' defeat at the midterms by claiming that if he had been on the ballot the party would have won. But the "blue wave" that saw Democrats win control of Congress can be traced directly back to Trump's decisions, says France 24's Washington correspondent Fraser Jackson.
Spanish Transport Minister resigns over train crash disasters
The Republicans haven't been this weakened in Congress since 1990, but they did have some wins.
Egyptian-American surgeon Adam Hamawy has won New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District.
Indonesian troops are being stationed in Jakarta amid wiretapping allegations implicating the president's chief of staff. Suspects are being accused of illegally tapping the president's phones.
