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If you have questions about the midterm results, what they mean and what’s next, we’d like to hear from you Democrats win control of Senate as US voters reject Trump’s agenda The results of 2026 US midterm elections are rolling in, and Democrats are poised to retake control of Congress after flipping key swing states and congressional districts. We’ll be hosting a live Q&A on Friday 6 November at
Republicans routed as Democrats gain powerful new leverage over Trump for remainder of his presidency US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states Tell us: what do you want to know about the midterm election results? Democrats have regained control of the US Senate, routing Republicans nationwide with historic victories that will give them powerful new leverage over D
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Ashley Hinson loses heated contest in former swing state, a sign Republicans may be losing rural voters US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states Democrat Josh Turek has won the US Senate race in Iowa , handing his party a significant victory in a Republican-led state where they have seen their power ebb in the age of Donald Trump. Turek’s victory over his Ashley H
Party sees historic victories with Gina Hinojosa’s stunning upset in Texas and Georgia’s Keisha Lance Bottoms becoming first Black female governor in US US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states Democrats are hoping to win a majority of governor’s offices across the US after marking significant victories in Texas, Georgia, Ohio and Iowa. One of the biggest prizes o
Pastor clinches victory over incumbent Roger Marshall in state that emerged as unexpected battleground this year US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states Adam Hamilton has clinched a historic victory in the US Senate race in Kansas, becoming the first Democrat to represent the state in the chamber since 1932. Kansas emerged as an unexpected battleground this year
Hinojosa wins momentous victory, shatters Republican grip on key office and will become state’s first Latina governor US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states In a stunning political upset that would have seemed improbable only a few weeks ago, Democrat Gina Hinojosa has defeated three-term governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday, shattering the Republican grip on the sta
Sand, auditor for state with strong Trump support, defeats Maha-backed Republican Zach Lahn as Democrats win big US midterms 2026 live – latest updates Track live results from all 50 states Democrat Rob Sand has been elected governor of Iowa , the Associated Press projects, a milestone as his party seeks to rebuild its political standing in the midwestern state. Sand , the state auditor who is th
Brown makes successful return to US Senate after voters reject Republican incumbent Jon Husted US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states Democrat Sherrod Brown will return to the US Senate, as Ohio’s voters rejected the incumbent Jon Husted in a significant defeat for Republicans. Brown’s bid for a comeback after being ousted from the seat he held for 18 years in 2
Ken Paxton’s defeat a crushing blow to Trump and Republican efforts to keep control of Congress US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states Tell us: what do you want to know about the midterm election results? Democrat James Talarico has won the US Senate race in Texas , breaking a 38-year drought for his party in the Republican stronghold and delivering a stunning b
Son of Mexican immigrants will become state’s first Latino governor since 1875 after victory over ex-Fox News host Steve Hilton US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states Xavier Becerra, the Democratic former health and human services secretary, was elected governor of California, marking the historic ascension of a longtime public servant who has vowed to resist Do
Democratic doctor wins over Vivek Ramaswamy, the biotech entrepreneur endorsed by Donald Trump US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states Democrat Amy Acton was elected governor of Ohio on Tuesday, after an ugly contest in which her rival Vivek Ramaswamy spent millions of dollars on deeply personal attack ads featuring her estranged mother. Acton, 60, will become th
Democratic candidate defeated Republican Gregg Hull, businessman and longtime mayor of Rio Rancho US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states Deb Haaland, the former interior secretary under Joe Biden, has been elected governor of New Mexico and will become the first Native American woman to govern a US state. Haaland, a Democrat, defeated her Republican opponent Gre
As polls close and election results roll in, Americans across the country wait in anticipation and celebrate announced outcomes US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states Continue reading...
Andrews ran a campaign on healthcare affordability and beat Darline Graham, sister of Lindsey Graham to win US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states Democrat Annie Andrews , a pediatrician who campaigned on healthcare affordability, has won the race for US Senate in South Carolina , making her the first Democrat to represent the state in the Senate for over a quar
Mid-cycle redrawing of district boundaries, especially in states president won in 2024, did not yield results party was hoping for US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states Democrats won stunning victories on Tuesday in several districts that Republicans redrew over the last year and a half to benefit GOP candidates. Those victories came in Florida, North Carolina,
Billionaire Rick Jackson was favored to win until ex-Atlanta mayor campaigned with Barack Obama and Jon Ossoff US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former Atlanta mayor and Democrat, won the race for Georgia governor on Tuesday in an upset for Republicans. Bottoms will become the first Black, female governor in the US. Georgia is hist
Donalds, who billed campaign as ‘a continuation of the DeSantis-era of success’, becomes state’s first black governor US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states Republican Byron Donalds will be the next governor of Florida, and its first Black leader, after defeating Democrat David Jolly in one of the country’s most-watched midterm races. Donalds was endorsed by Don
Moody is elected over Nixon in a contest seen as a measure of whether the state remains reliably Republican US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states Ashley Moody fended off a challenge from Angie Nixon, a democratic socialist, to win Florida’s special election and retain her seat in the US Senate. It was the first election win for the Republican, who was appointed
State’s ex-governor bests Michael Whatley, ex-chair of Republican National Committee, by focusing on lower costs US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states Roy Cooper, North Carolina’s former governor, will be the first Democrat to represent the state in the Senate in 10 years, after defeating Michael Whatley, a former chair of the Republican National Committee. Coo
Pappas focused campaign against Republican John Sununu on serving as a bulwark against Trump administration US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states Chris Pappas, the four-term Democratic congressman, has won New Hampshire’s US Senate race, protecting the open seat from a Republican flip in a closely fought contest against John Sununu, the former senator. Pappas,
Rising Democratic star made his re-election campaign a referendum on the Trump administration’s misdeeds US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states Jon Ossoff , a rising star in the Democratic party who has been cited as a potential presidential contender in 2028, has been re-elected to the Senate in Georgia, defeating Mike Collins, his Republican challenger. The se
Voter turnout has surged as Americans cast their ballots in the critical US midterm elections . Although mostly smooth, there have been some voting snags across the country. In Westchester county in New York, voting machines have been unable to scan as many as 250,000 ballots, and manual counting could delay the announcement of results there by several days. Meanwhile, a lack of paper ballots saw
Victory for party comes despite unusual and aggressive efforts by Republicans to redraw congressional districts US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states Democrats are winning competitive House races as well as ones in solid Republican districts and are expected to flip the US House of Representatives after two tumultuous years of Donald Trump’s second presidency.
Party hopes disapproval with Trump’s presidency gives them advantage as Republicans defend slim majority US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states Republicans are defending their majority in the US Senate against resurgent Democrats , who believe voters’ dissatisfaction with Donald Trump will put them back in control of Congress’s upper chamber. The president’s opp
Voting machine issues affect Westchester county, New York, but emergency ballots are provided to voters US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states Voting in US midterm elections took place relatively smoothly nationwide on Tuesday, with only a handful of reported issues as tens of millions of voters cast their ballots. With control of the US Congress in the balance,
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Demand for individual applicant records as part of purported civil rights review fails on procedural grounds A federal district court judge dismissed a lawsuit on Monday filed by the Trump administration seeking individual applicant records from Harvard, finding the government failed to meet procedural requirements before filing the lawsuit against the university. Judge Myong J Joun did not rule
Voters say the economy and state of democracy are crucial issues for them as Americans decide the direction of Congress for remainder of Trump’s term Track live results from all 50 states As we bring you the latest from around the country, Donald Trump is certainly paying attention. From the White House, the president said that he was tuning into coverage on Fox News. “I can’t stand Jessica Tarlo
‘It’s the disregard for the rule of law. It just seems like they’re thumbing their nose at it’ US midterms 2026 live – latest updates Track live results from all 50 states In the battleground state of Maine , Todd Cox, 63, has supported the state’s incumbent Republican senator Susan Collins not once, but twice, in previous elections. Not this time. On Tuesday, Cox, a technology professional, cast
After campaign blitz and urging voters to pretend he was on the ballot, president claims Republicans ‘would have won in a landslide’ if he had been US midterms 2026 live – latest updates Track live results from all 50 states Donald Trump, who spent months urging supporters to pretend he was on the ballot, declared on Tuesday night he “wasn’t on the ballot” as Democrats scored a string of victorie
Anil Menon has voted in the US midterm elections by casting an electronic ballot from the International Space Station. He said he filled out the ballot on his station computer and sent it to election officials in Harris county, Texas. In a social media post, he said all three US crew members onboard also had the chance to vote. US midterm elections 2026 live Continue reading...
Midterms didn’t appear to have huge impact, though predicted wins for Democrats could mean more regulation US tech stocks made a recovery on Tuesday afternoon after a selloff spooked investors over AI spending. Tuesday’s midterm elections didn’t appear to have a huge impact on Wall Street, though investors are predicting Democrats get at least a majority in the House and potentially gain seats in
Top election lawyer and lawmakers received notes over alleged scheme to confuse voters with two Dan Sullivans US midterms 2026 live – latest updates The justice department has sent letters to a top Democratic election lawyer and other Democrats informing them they could be targets in a federal investigation into efforts to get an Alaska man with the same name as Republican senator Daniel Sullivan
Triumphal arch continues to face legal challenges as government says DC area project will take up to 39 months The US justice department said on Tuesday that Donald Trump’s proposed 250ft (76 meter) triumphal arch in Washington would not be completed until after the end of his second term. If it is given the go-ahead, the justice department said it expected an initial six to eight months of co
National Transportation Safety Board says discovery of parts confirms plane was breaking apart before it crashed Investigators looking into the fatal crash of a Learjet in Florida have said they found pieces of the horizontal tail section more than a mile from where the aircraft made impact, killing all nine aboard and leaving a fiery crater in the ground. National Transportation Safety Board (NT
Residents are sending a clear message about the violent deportations taking place across the US this midterm cycle US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states Minnesota voters left “I Voted” stickers on memorial sites for Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good, the two US citizens killed by federal immigration officials earlier this year. Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive c
US voters vote today in the midterm elections, which will decide whether Republicans retain control of the House and Senate. A Democratic victory in either chamber would significantly constrain Trump’s ability to advance his domestic agenda. Even if Republicans retain one or both chambers, a reduced majority could make passing legislation more difficult, and could pave the way for Democrats to la
Kansas City officials found Jacob Morley, serving a life sentence for killing a co-worker, with his truck stuck in mud An escaped Tennessee prisoner convicted of murder was recaptured on Tuesday near Kansas City, Missouri , when his truck got stuck in the mud after troopers used roadside cameras and a helicopter to track him down, ending more than a week on the run, authorities said. Jacob Morley
500-plus-day search for Kylie Arellano ends as FBI warns of ‘gore groups’ targeting and exploiting children A 17-year-old girl who disappeared last year from Garden City, Utah, has been found in Oregon, and a 39-year-old man has been taken into custody. The recovery of the teenager took place last Sunday, following a 500-plus day search involving Oregon law enforcement, the FBI’s Salt Lake City f
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Big tech stocks falter as investors question whether billions being poured into AI can generate returns quickly enough A sell-off of tech stocks that began earlier this month and gained steam with disappointing earnings from leading tech companies drove US markets down by hundreds of billions of dollars on Friday. In total, the decline has knocked nearly $1tn in value off the tech-heavy Nasdaq ex
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It will take decades to rebuild trust in a country that removed a tyrant once – and then reinstated him four years later When Joe Biden entered the White House in 2021 it was possible to believe that Donald Trump’s reign had been an aberration. “America is back. The transatlantic alliance is back,” the new president declared to relieved European leaders shortly after winning the 2020 race. It was
Oklahoma man accused of sending letters with white nonhazardous powder before 2024 and 2026 elections Federal authorities have charged an Oklahoma man with sending hundreds of letters containing nonhazardous white powder to public officials before the 2024 and 2026 elections. The powders turned out to be yeast or flour, though not all letters had been fully tested, the FBI said in a court filing
US set to host Summer and Winter Olympics USOPC CEO says business model in early stages The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is in the advanced stages of setting up an entity to sell a stake in the commercial rights for Team USA in return for capital, according to multiple reports. Any deal would mark a significant shift for the USOPC, a non-profit organization that, unlike many natio
Cleveland Meredith arrested after allegedly posting a call to execute all judges involved in 2021 US Capitol attack trials A man pardoned by Donald Trump for participating in January 6 attack on the US Capitol and threatening to kill the then house speaker, Nancy Pelosi , is facing new charges for threatening to kill federal judges that presided over his and other cases arising from the violent a
US president makes surprise election day announcement, saying country does not ‘need’ $4bn annual payment Donald Trump has said that the US will end military aid to Israel at the end of this year in a surprise election day announcement that appeared to be targeted at voters sceptical of US support for Israel and the war in Gaza . In a phone interview with Fox News as voting began on Tuesday morni
Person arrested after fire at police department where officer who shot and killed one-year-old Kohen Wiley had worked In the early hours of 31 October, a fire broke out at the Senatobia police department in Mississippi, which has been embroiled in controversy recently after one of its officers shot and killed Kohen Wiley, a one-year-old. Though the cause of the fire has not been reported, it is b
Endorsing his opponent while the US risks plummeting into fascism, she reveals the one issue that triggers her to take destructive action “Did you talk to anyone? Did you have a long night of the soul? Were you up all night? ... Did you have a dream?” Interviewing the Michigan US representative Haley Stevens on CNN on Sunday, Anderson Cooper was casting about for explanations. What caused the Dem
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These resource-guzzling centres drive up utility bills and are hated across the political spectrum. Cue a clunky, but potentially influential, new name for them Jesus may have turned water into wine, but Donald Trump has done one better: he turned Lake Ontario into Lake America and the Gulf of Mexico into the Gulf of America. And then, for his next trick, he insisted we all stop talking about art
An engineer was contacted through a legitimate job-hunting platform and invited to bogus job interviews with fake company representatives, Binance says.
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The US has seen plenty of terrible speeches over the centuries. But Trump’s midterm rallies are a new low In a sense, history has already been made. We do not know the result of the election yet, but over the last two months, Americans have endured the worst speeches ever given by a president of the United States. It is far from a simple matter to adjudicate – there have been so many bad speeches
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Christians in the south of the state seek to vote their values – but a common faith does not mean a common politics A few days before the Fourth of July, Ron Peterson, the 38-year-old pastor of Longview United Pentecostal church, stood beneath a large white tent in a parking lot in Longview, Washington. Surrounded by church members selling fireworks for a fundraiser, Peterson remembered watching
US news | The Guardian / 14h
Americans are voting in midterm elections with control of the House and the Senate at stake for the remainder of Donald Trump’s second term in office. Voters are also electing governors and other state and local officials Continue reading...
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Experts say ‘very dangerous’ move diverts attention from violence driven by far-right extremist ideologies The US Department of Justice is funding research aimed at exploring whether there is a link between gender dysphoria and violent crime. Last month, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), the research arm of the justice department, said it would grant up to $1m for studies into the frequenc
A decision could reshape the relationship between religious freedom and nondiscrimination laws in the US The US supreme court will hear arguments on Tuesday over a challenge brought by two Catholic preschools in Colorado , arguing that they should be admitted to the state’s free education system despite their rejection of children with LGBTQ+ parents. A decision in the case, St Mary Catholic Pari
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From Hamilton to the ‘Epstein class’, we have long been fascinated by a charismatic yet shadowy set of power brokers. American aristocracy is alive and well Americans remain awed by the extravagance of the super-rich, oddly enticed and generally accepting of the fact that the moneyed elite have privileges that they use to their own advantage. After the Hollywood celebrity and the professional ath
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Compared to infants in the state’s low-pollution areas, the odds were 4.3 times higher for babies from toxic hotspots A study looking at babies hospitalized in New Orleans found that babies born to mothers from neighborhoods in south-east Louisiana with high levels of industrial pollution were four times more likely to suffer from severe congenital heart defects. Published last week, the study in
Federal court says group likely to win its free speech claim and tells officials to approve application within seven days A federal judge ordered state officials in Iowa on Monday to permit a local Satanic Temple organization to hold a holiday event in the rotunda of the state capitol after years of denying the group’s application. The religious organization and Iowa Republican state officials ha
Slovenian star is averaging 38.3 points per game Antetokounmpo offers high praise to fellow All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo has offered high praise to his fellow All-Star Luka Dončić after the Los Angeles Lakers star went on another scoring tear on Monday night. Dončić scored 42 points in the Lakers’ 138-117 win over Antetokounmpo’s Heat to bring the Slovene’s scoring average this season to 38.3 p
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Stopgap measure does not solve fundamental problem that millions can’t afford the healthcare they need, experts say Some of the millions of Americans who collectively owe billions of dollars for medical expenses have seen their debt forgiven in recent years, and there has been a dramatic uptick in aid this year. But the relief still only covers a small fraction of the outstanding balance and is j
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One motion considers reining in political spending while another proposes to municipalize the grid in sign of anger with datacenters and high bills Two citizen-led ballot initiatives seek to rein in Michigan’s powerful electric utilities as residents say politicians have failed to address pressing issues around controversial datacenters, high energy rates and poor electric reliability. On Tuesday
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Democrats are hoping to seize control in the Capitol and rein in the president’s power. Plus, a peacock that loves admiring itself in the mirror a little too much Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. Americans are heading to the polls today in US midterm elections widely seen as a referendum on Donald Trump’s second presidency and a chance for opponents to rein
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