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US President Donald Trump said rival Democrats had done "a good job" Tuesday after they gained control of Congress in the midterm elections. While Trump acknowledged that the Iran war may have played a part in the defeat of his Republican Party, he did not take personal responsability for the result that will upend the last two years of his presidency.
Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms was elected governor of Georgia on Tuesday, making history as the first Black woman to be elected governor in the United States, defeating Republican businessman Rick Jackson and flipping the top job in a key swing state.
The elections, which saw Democrats make big gains, also marked firsts for women and minorities in major offices.
The top Democrat in the US House of Representatives vowed Tuesday he would use his expected majority to go after corruption, in an election when alleged grift by President Donald Trump has been top of voters' minds. "We're going to bring accountability to those who have visited unprecedented corruption on this country," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who is on track to become speaker of…
All 435 seats in the lower chamber of Congress were on the ballot in Tuesday's midterm race.
Midterms 2026: Democrats win control of House and Senate as Republican strongholds fall
Top US Democratic politician Hakeem Jeffries has called the midterm results the start of a ‘great American comeback’.
Democrats have taken control of Congress for the rest of Donald Trump's presidency - proving moments of celebration.
California polls have just closed, but results will take longer to come in. Why does the state take longer to count its votes? We discuss this with our guest, Guy Marzorati, political correspondent at KQED in the Bay Area.
Democrats who once saw the political map as an almost impossible lift are now hopeful that a Senate majority is within reach, even though their path runs through several more conservative states. We discuss this with our guest Leila Meresman, spokesperson of Democrats Abroad France says.
Our correspondent Wassim Cornet reports from a Democratic watch party in Los Angeles where "people are opening bottles of champagne" following the Democrats' first victories in these midterm elections. We also speak with France 24's Jessica Le Masurier, reporting from Detroit, Michigan.
Kim Yo Jong refuses dialogue with US after denying responsibility for theft of more than $6bn in crypto assets.
Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher says Republicans are facing a worse-than-expected midterm performance.
Indirect talks continue as Trump says US military struck an Iranian anti-aircraft facility on Tuesday.
🔴 Midterms live : Democrats take control of Senate, ending Republican dominance in Washington
The outcome is widely seen as a rebuke to Trump's Republican Party which took control of the upper chamber in 2024 race.
🔴 Midterms live: Texas, Ohio, North and South Carolina... Democrats have already flipped 4 Senate seats
The polls in these midterm elections suggest that "this will either be a good night or a historic night for Democrats". But what is driving this momentum? We discuss this with our guest, Mallory Newall, Senior Vice President at Ipsos. "We've seen in our polling at Ipsos in recent weeks and months that voters have become increasingly frustrated with President Trump," she says.
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.
The joke tonight is that Trump went to Iran for regime change and he got it, only in the USA. The numbers so far are ghastly for Republicans in a huge blue wave, including multiple major upsets and a possible Senate majority so large it will be nearly impossible to reverse for 4-6 years. There is still plenty of counting to do but the blame game has already started and the loudest voices are…
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