US Midterms 2026: How Democratic Victories Could Affect Trump

Published 02 Nov 2026, 15:38 IST

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JUNEAU: A federal judge on Sunday dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska's US Senate race if Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan loses. Sullivan, an ally of President Donald Trump, faces Democratic former US Rep. Mary Peltola in one of the country's most…

— The New Indian Express
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The President isn't on the ballot. But his room to manoeuvre certainly is.

— NDTV

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Republicans currently control both the House and the Senate. If Democrats win, then Trump may find it harder to get support for his plans during the last two years of his presidency.

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NDTV Center-Right Adani Group (AMG Media) Current article 02 Nov 2026, 15:38 IST

US Midterms 2026: How Democratic Victories Could Affect Trump

Republicans currently control both the House and the Senate. If Democrats win, then Trump may find it harder to get support for his plans during the last two years of his presidency.

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Hindustan Times Center HT Media 02 Nov 2026, 10:57 IST

US midterm elections highlights: Supreme Court rejects Trump administration bid to invalidate 20,000 California ballots

US midterm election 2026 highlights: The Supreme Court denied the Justice Department's emergency appeal, refusing to temporarily prevent California from counting mail-in ballots submitted by approximately 20,000 individuals whom federal officials suspected might not be US citizens.

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The Shillong Times Center The Shillong Times 02 Nov 2026, 09:46 IST

Judge dismisses Trump’s Wall Street Journal suit

Miami, Nov 1: Saying the president was “grasping at straws,” a federal judge on Saturday threw out Donald Trump’s USD 10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over a story reporting on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. US District Judge Darrin Gayles in Miami…

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The New Indian Express Center Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd. 02 Nov 2026, 00:21 IST

Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska Senate race if GOP incumbent loses

JUNEAU: A federal judge on Sunday dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska's US Senate race if Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan loses. Sullivan, an ally of President Donald Trump, faces Democratic former US Rep. Mary Peltola in one of the country's most…

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Livemint Center-Right HT Media Ltd. 01 Nov 2026, 23:56 IST

Alaska Senate race: US judge dismisses Trump administration's bid to block certification if Dan Sullivan loses

A federal judge dismissed a US Justice Department lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska's Senate election if Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan loses to Democrat Mary Peltola. The case centred on allegations involving a second candidate with the same name as the Republican senator.

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