The Democrats have won a historic midterms sweep, winning back control of Congress in a major setback for Donald Trump, now a lame-duck president for the rest of his time in office. Lucy Hough speaks to our Washington editor, Ankita Rao

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Both sides of the Atlantic sense more hope: voters are drawn to the ‘politics of love’ | Alexander Hurst

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Both sides of the Atlantic sense more hope: voters are drawn to the ‘politics of love’ | Alexander Hurst

Trump’s rout could be part of a democratic spring that began in Hungary. But will it extend to the French elections next May? asks Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

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Martin Rowson on the US midterm election results – cartoon

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Martin Rowson on the US midterm election results – cartoon

Donald Trump has been dealt a devastating blow to his authority as the Republican party was stripped of control of the Senate and the House

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What can Democrats actually do now they have won Congress?

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What can Democrats actually do now they have won Congress?

Democrats have taken back the House and Senate in the 2026 midterms. Here’s what a majority in Congress means for them – and for Trump

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Mike Johnson says he will not pursue House minority leader role – reports

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Mike Johnson says he will not pursue House minority leader role – reports

Reported move from Republican speaker of House comes in light of party’s disastrous midterms defeat

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Midterms: how the blue wave took Congress in three minutes – video

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Midterms: how the blue wave took Congress in three minutes – video

Republicans are shell-shocked, with the future of the party deeply uncertain and some sounding the death knell for a decade of Trump-dominated GOP politics

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‘We want our taxes spent here’: 12 Democrats weigh in after sweeping the US midterm elections

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‘We want our taxes spent here’: 12 Democrats weigh in after sweeping the US midterm elections

Democratic leaders and seat-flipping victors from Tuesday’s ‘blue tsunami’ offer post-election comments

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Kemi Badenoch says Africans should apologise for slavery. She should read a history book

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Kemi Badenoch says Africans should apologise for slavery. She should read a history book

Enslavement’s devastating impact on Caribbean and African nations means that cross-diasporic solidarity has become central in addressing its legacy

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Where Trump and Republicans lost the midterm elections - a visual analysis of key states

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Where Trump and Republicans lost the midterm elections - a visual analysis of key states

The Democrats have taken control of the Senate and the House of Representatives. These charts and maps reveal the key trends and races behind this result

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US midterm elections 2026 live updates: Democrats take control of Congress in major setback for Trump

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US midterm elections 2026 live updates: Democrats take control of Congress in major setback for Trump

Democrats flip seven Senate seats in Kansas, Iowa, Texas, Maine, Ohio, North Carolina and South Carolina; ‘blue wave’ rejects Trump’s agenda

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