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Democrat Josh Turek flips Iowa Senate seat
Turek beat Republican Ashley Hinson, a US House member.
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US midterm election results: Democrats win crucial seats. Here's what else the data tells us
Democrats have won the majority in the US Senate. House of Representatives votes are still being counted. DW takes a look at who voted Republican, who voted Democrat and what it all means.
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US midterms: Democrat Talarico wins Texas Senate seat
The Democratic Party is on course for major gains in both the House and Senate, delivering a stinging rebuke to US President Donald Trump and his Republican Party. Follow DW's live updates.
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Democratic gains mount in US midterms as Trump faces bruising verdict
Democrats notched a string of early victories in US midterm elections Tuesday, flipping a Republican-held Senate seat and making inroads in conservative House districts as President Donald Trump faced the prospect of a bruising election setback. France 24's Douglas Herbert gives us his analysis.
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Democrats Win House and Senate in Sweeping Rout of GOP
In an outcome seen as a backlash to President Donald Trump, Democrats decisively won control of the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The Senate’s flip to the Democrats was called by CNN at 11:35 p.m. ET, with the network projecting the party had won at least 51 seats […]
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US midterm elections: Over 58 million Americans cast early ballots
How powerful is US President Donald Trump? That’s the question pollsters have been asking in the lead-up to the midterm elections. Polls have opened in dozens of US states in what is widely considered a referendum on Donald Trump. Most polls suggest Democrats will take back the House of Representatives, but could they also take the Senate and stymie Trump’s agenda during his final two years in office?
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US midterm elections: A referendum on President Donald Trump?
Americans deliver their verdict on Donald Trump's tumultuous first term in midterm elections that threaten to shatter his grip on Washington, with Democrats poised to seize the House and within striking distance of the Senate.
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Americans to vote in US midterms: Trump's Republicans scramble to stop Democratic wave
Republicans made a final push to avoid a predicted thumping in the US midterm elections, as Democrats seek to win control of Congress. A Democratic-controlled House would impose the first real political constraints on President Donald Trump since he returned to office in 2025. Polls show the Republican to be the most unpopular president in modern US history. FRANCE 24 International Affairs Editor Kethevane Gorjestani reports from Washington, DC.
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US midterms live: East coast polling stations open for pivotal election
US voters head to the polls Tuesday for Midterm Election Day. Democrats are widely projected to retake control of the House, though control of the Senate remains up in the air. They will need to gain three seats in the House and four in the Senate to overtake the Republican majority. Losing either will affect President Donald Trump's ability to pass legislation and serve as a referendum on his second term. Follow our liveblog for all the latest.
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How the president’s party has fared in every US midterm election since 1946
Only twice in the past 20 midterms has the president’s party gained House seats. Polls suggest 2026 won’t be the third.
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Video captures house collapsing due to Ecuador floods
Residents filmed as a house collapsed into a swollen river in Ecuador, where torrential rains and floods linked to El N
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US midterms live: Democrat Stevens endorses el-Sayed’s rival in Senate race
All 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the Senate’s 100 seats are being contested on Tuesday.