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US Midterm Election Results 2026 LIVE: Democrats gain control of Congress in shocking rebuke to Trump

US Midterm Election Results 2026 LIVE: Democrats gain control of Congress in shocking rebuke to Trump

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  • left · 8 outlets

    Democrats have ended the Republican Senate majority in the 2026 US midterms, capitalising on voter frustration over rising prices, the Iran war and government corruption, while the House outcome remains uncertain.

    — The Logical Indian

  • center · 14 outlets

    Washington: Democrats have won control of the US House in addition to the US Senate, delivering a shockingly decisive rebuke of Republican governance in Washington and ushering in a new era of congressional resistance to President Donald Trump. The midterm elections Tuesday channelled voters’ deep…

    — Orissa Post

  • right · 9 outlets

    The Democratic Party has secured control of both chambers of the United States Congress after a series of victories in the 2026 midterm elections, dealing a setback to President Donald Trump and his Republican Party. Democrats flipped several Senate seats in traditionally Republican states and…

    — ABP Live

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Democrats have won control of Congress in a widespread repudiation of President Donald Trump and the Republican Party, a drubbing that reached deep into reliable GOP territory. Democrats flipped at least seven Senate seats in ruby-red states and battlegrounds alike: Kansas, which hasn’t elected a…

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India TV Right Independent News Service Current article

US Midterm Election Results 2026 LIVE: Democrats gain control of Congress in shocking rebuke to Trump

Democrats have won control of Congress in a widespread repudiation of President Donald Trump and the Republican Party, a drubbing that reached deep into reliable GOP territory. Democrats flipped at least seven Senate seats in ruby-red states and battlegrounds alike: Kansas, which hasn’t elected a…

The New Indian Express Center Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.

'Losing gambler energy': Iran mocks Trump team after Vance blames war for midterm losses

Iran has criticised the Donald Trump administration over its military campaign against Tehran, with Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf taking a swipe at US Vice President JD Vance after he blamed the war for the Republican Party's setback in the November 3 midterm elections…

Orissa Post Center Eastern Media Ltd (Sambad Group)

Democrats sweep Texas midterms, flip state House and defeat top Republican leaders

Washington: Democrats swept Texas from the top of the ballot to the state House in the US Midterm elections, ousting Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, winning the Attorney General’s office that Ken Paxton used to investigate H-1B visa use, and taking control of the Texas House of Representatives for…

Free Press Kashmir Center Free Press Kashmir

Iran’s Mojtaba Khamenei says US midterm results will not change Washington’s hostility

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has said the midterm election results in the United States are unlikely to influence its policy towards the Islamic republic. Anyone expecting shifts in US policy due to one political party or concessions from Iran to persuade Washington to end its hostility is…

Deccan Herald Center-Left The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.

Weakened Trump faces tough trade bargaining with India after US midterm setback

New Delhi: President Donald Trump is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other Quad leaders in Manila this month, ahead of his meeting with President Xi Jinping in Shenzhen in southeastern China, even as the Republican Party’s drubbing in the US midterm elections has weakened his…

The Economic Times Center-Right Bennett, Coleman & Co.

Democratic wave in US midterm elections weakens Trump at home, opens a new front for India-US ties in Congress

The recent US midterm elections saw the Democratic Party gain significant power in the Senate and House. This shift reflects widespread dissatisfaction with the current Republican leadership and its policies. President Trump's influence over the Republican Party may decline following this electoral…

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