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Democrats win the Senate, setting up divided government for remainder of Trump's term
Democrats won by making inroads in several states where they have long struggled, boosted by a challenging political environment for the GOP dominated by voter frustration over hi…
Ecstatic scenes and historic moments: What's happened so far in the midterms
Vote counting in this year's midterm elections is under way in the US and early results show gains for the Democrats.
Providence voters approve ballot initiative that would back divestment from Israel
75% of voters support measure calling on Rhode Island city to refrain from investing in 'foreign countries conducting ethnic cleansing, apartheid, illegal military occupation, or …
EC to revise Ukraine’s EU accession plan following failure to meet targets — Politico
According to a document obtained by the newspaper, Brussels urges Kiev to promptly and significantly accelerate the pace of reforms in the area of the rule of law, to open new neg…
Democrat Josh Turek wins the Senate seat in Iowa
Democrat Josh Turek has defeated Sen. Ashley Hinson in Iowa, according to a race call by the Associated Press.
On a historic night for democratic socialists, Mamdani says midterms show power of working-class voters
The New York mayor tells NPR's Juana Summers that newly elected democratic socialists need to seize this moment and show voters what politics can deliver.
Trump says will accept results of midterm congressional elections
The US president also said he was prepared to work with Democrats
Democrat David Crowley will be Wisconsin's first Black governor
Democrat David Crowley defeated Republican Congressman Tom Tiffany in a campaign that focused on "lowering costs for working families" and bringing more jobs to Wisconsin.
Adam Hamilton becomes the first Democratic senator from Kansas in nearly a century
Democrat Adam Hamilton beat Sen. Roger Marshall, a fierce loyalist to President Trump, per a race call by the Associated Press.
Missourians reject ballot proposal that would have re-imposed an abortion ban
Missouri voters defeated a measure that would have banned abortion just two years after voters legalized abortion in another vote. Voters in Missouri legalized abortion two years …
Democrat Gina Hinojosa wins race for Texas governor, ousting Greg Abbott
Hinojosa, an Austin state representative, is set to be the state's first Democratic governor since 1995 and will be the state's first Latina governor.
Democrat Rob Sand wins Iowa governor's race, ending GOP control of the office
Democratic State Auditor Rob Sand stressed affordability and often talked about how his Christian faith guides him.
Europeans who seek to prolong crisis in Ukraine unpopular at home — expert
According to Director of the Nuclear Studies Institute at American University Peter Kuznick, if a settlement is reached, US President Donald Trump will "take credit for it"
Missouri voters turn down a Republican-backed congressional map
Missouri voters have denied a Republican-backed congressional map that wound its way through the courts before ultimately ending up on the state's ballot.
UK’s Supreme Court set to hear appeal against ban on Palestine Action group
During two-day hearing beginning Wednesday, co-founder will argue that only three of 385 actions by group during past 5 years were 'assessed as meeting the definition of terrorism'
Democrat Sherrod Brown wins Ohio Senate race
Democratic former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown has won back a seat on Capitol Hill, defeating incumbent Republican Sen. Jon Husted after a close and expensive battle, according to a ra…
Democrats could stop funding US-Iran war in event of their election win — expert
Director of the Nuclear Studies Institute at American University Peter Kuznick separately noted that support for the war is "extraordinarily low and dropping"
Former Trump aide says Republicans should've focused more on issues voters care about
NPR's Juana Summers talks with former Trump aide Sonny Joy Nelson about where some GOP candidates fell short tonight.
Democrat James Talarico wins Texas Senate seat
Democrat James Talarico has won the Senate seat in Texas, according to a race call by the Associated Press.
ANC faces anger over poor services as South Africans vote in local elections
Party expected to get less than a third of the vote amid frustration over water outages and power cutsThe African National Congress is on course for a bruising result in South Afr…
Ohio elects Amy Acton first woman governor
Democrat Amy Acton beat biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican backed by President Trump, in a race marked in the final weeks by a Ramaswamy attack ad that drew nation…
Weapon or wine bottle? China disputes reports of artillery shell in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea police had earlier dismissed speculation that the 32kg object was "merely a dummy".
Democrats will gain control of House of Representatives following elections — DDHQ portal
According to the portal, the Democrats had secured at least 127 seats in the lower house of the US legislature
Sarah Smith on Democrats flipping the House of Representatives
The BBC's North America editor Sarah Smith delivers the news: Democrats are projected to flip the House of Representatives from a Republican majority to a Democratic one.