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First published 04 November 2026
Democrats won control of both the House and Senate in historic midterm victories, giving them control of Congress for the rest of Donald Trump’s term in office.
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Democrat James Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race, giving his party its first victory in the state in 38 years and dealing a setback to Donald Trump and Republicans.
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Gina Hinojosa defeated three-term Republican governor Greg Abbott, ending his bid for a fourth term and becoming the first Latina governor of Texas.
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Democrats flipped seats in several states, won control of the Senate and moved closer to taking the House in the 2026 midterm elections, in a result described as a difficult night for Republicans.
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Democrats won gubernatorial races in several major states, including Georgia and Texas, marking gains in traditional Republican strongholds. Keisha Lance Bottoms became the first Black woman elected governor of any US state, according to the report.
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Americans are voting in midterm elections widely seen as a referendum on Donald Trump’s second presidency. Control of the Republican-held Senate and House is at stake, along with gubernatorial, state legislative and other local contests.
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President Trump said the United States would end $4 billion in aid to Israel at the end of the year. He said the announcement reflected an agreement reached months earlier and came as the politics surrounding Israel were shifting.
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Although more Americans have had medical debt forgiven and aid has increased, the assistance covers only a small fraction of outstanding balances, leaving millions struggling to afford healthcare.
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Americans are voting in midterm elections featuring key Senate and House races that will determine which party controls Congress for the remainder of Donald Trump’s second term. The economy, Iran, immigration, AI and data centers are among the issues shaping the vote.
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Ahead of the US midterm elections, attention is focused on whether voters will treat the vote as a referendum on Donald Trump’s second term and whether Democrats could make major gains in Congress.
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The Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s request to intervene in a California ballot case and immediately order the state to set aside 20,000 mail-in ballots.
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Michigan Democrat Haley Stevens’s last-minute endorsement of Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers drew fierce backlash from members of her party, while Donald Trump praised the decision.
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The US Supreme Court declined to take up Donald Trump’s emergency request to force California to set aside 20,000 ballots. The decision came just before the midterm elections.
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President Trump promised to end chaos at the southern border, but deadly ICE shootings and high-profile raids have shaken voters, creating a challenge for Republicans in the midterm elections.
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The Justice Department asked a federal judge to consider sanctions against an immigrant-rights group and its lawyers after they published an analysis challenging the administration’s list of more than 20,000 alleged noncitizen voters in California. State election officials said the list contained errors.
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The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to intervene one day before the midterm elections and prevent roughly 20,000 California mail ballots from being counted, alleging that some voters may be ineligible.
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Lists compiled by the Trump administration of possible noncitizen voters could be used to challenge the validity of midterm election results. The elections will determine control of Congress.
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Voters are concerned about high and rising prices, with many blaming tariffs and the war with Iran for persistent inflation. Unemployment and economic growth remain relatively strong, creating a mixed economic picture.
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New New York Times/Siena polls found Democrats leading in Michigan, Texas, Kansas, Maine and Ohio, holding an edge in Alaska and effectively tied with Republicans in Iowa.
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A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit seeking to prevent certification of Alaska’s Senate election if Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan loses, citing the difficulty of changing election rules so close to the vote.
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Congresswoman Haley Stevens, who lost Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed, endorsed his Republican rival Mike Rogers on the eve of the midterm elections, drawing backlash from her party.
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Donald Trump appeared at an Iowa rally in a final push before Election Day after the event was initially canceled, raising concerns about his plans to campaign.
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Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy was described as awake and alert after suffering a stroke while campaigning for fellow Democrats. He has been viewed as a potential 2028 presidential candidate.
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President Donald Trump used a rally at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to make a final appeal before the midterm election. The event also drew attention to the administration’s slow and costly efforts to repair the Washington landmark.
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Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy was hospitalized after suffering a stroke and was later transferred for further monitoring, according to his chief of staff.
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More than 50.5 million early votes had been cast nationwide by October 31, according to a University of Florida analysis, nearly 5 million more than the total early vote in the 2022 midterms.
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A judge dismissed a lawsuit by Trump administration officials that sought to challenge in advance the results of an Alaska Senate race involving two candidates named Daniel Sullivan.
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The parents of a woman who died after an epileptic seizure are suing OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT gave her a dangerous schedule for tapering anti-seizure medication.
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A Learjet crashed to the ground in Florida, killing nine people. Online photos and video showed the aircraft diving nose first and exploding, while the pilot reported a rapid descent by radio.
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A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from threatening state or local election officials with prosecution over their handling of midterm ballots. The ruling came as the administration challenged votes it alleged were cast by ineligible voters.
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