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Democrats win control of Senate as US voters reject Trump’s agenda
President says he is willing to accept results but that if he were on ballot Republicans would have won ‘landslide’
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Source 1: theguardian.com
Republicans suffer stunning defeat as voters deliver verdict on Trump agenda
President says he is willing to accept results but that if he were on ballot Republicans would have won ‘landslide’
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Source 2: theguardian.com
Democrats win control of Senate as US voters reject Trump’s agenda
Republicans routed as Democrats gain powerful new leverage over Trump for remainder of his presidency
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Source 3: npr.org
Troy Jackson wins Maine Senate race over Susan Collins, in major coup for Democrats
The result is a crucial victory for Democrats in their push to retake the Senate majority, flipping a seat that Collins has held for nearly 30 years.
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Source 4: theguardian.com
Democrats’ blue wave and a bad night for Trump: key US midterms takeaways
Republicans suffered historic losses, Democrats won control of Congress – and Trump backed away from losing candidates
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Source 5: aljazeera.com
Democrats deliver a historic routing to Republicans in US midterms
For the first time in nearly 30 years, a Democrat will now represent South Carolina in the US Senate.
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Source 6: aljazeera.com
Photos: US Democrats celebrate winning control of Congress
Democrats flipped seats that had long been held by Republicans in a wave of historic leadership firsts.
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Source 7: aljazeera.com
Democrats win control of House and Senate: Key US midterms takeaways
This is the first time in 20 years that a Republican president has lost both houses of US Congress.
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Source 8: aljazeera.com
‘Seismic shift’: World reacts to US midterm election results
Iran's top negotiator says US voters sent a “NO TO WAR” message, as Trump's Democratic opponents take Congress.
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Source 9: aljazeera.com
Why Democrats may struggle to rein in Trump’s foreign policy
US President Donald Trump's foreign policy agenda faces new constraints after midterm losses.
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Source 10: theguardian.com
Democrats sweep into control of Congress after historic midterm victories | First Thing
Both the House and Senate will be under Democratic control for the rest of Donald Trump’s term in office
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Source 11: npr.org
6 takeaways from Democrats' big wave on election night
The magnitude of the Democrats' outcome was always a possibility, but the depth and breadth of their victories were jaw-dropping.
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Source 12: npr.org
World reacts to Democrats' midterm elections victory
From Kyiv to Moscow, and Tehran to Tel Aviv, all eyes were on the Democrats big win on Wednesday, as foreign powers weigh up how a flipped Congress will impact international relations.
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Source 13: npr.org
Democrats seize full control of Congress. And, which candidates made history last night
Democrats have won the House and the Senate, taking full control of Congress for the first time since 2023. And history was made in several states. Here's what happened last night.
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Source 14: theguardian.com
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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Source 15: aljazeera.com
Trump loses control of Congress
Democrats have made historic gains in the US midterms, dealing a major setback to President Donald Trump.
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Source 16: semafor.com
US voters roundly reject data centers in ballot measures
US voters roundly reject data centers in ballot measures
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Source 17: npr.org
Back in the majority, Democrats have plans for a long list of Trump investigations
Democrats will have the ability to subpoena records and compel individuals to testify. The Epstein files, Elon Musk, the Iran war and Trump's business interests may all come under the microscope.
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Source 18: theguardian.com
US voters rebuke Trump as Democrats win control of Congress in ‘blue wave’
President’s party stripped of control after he spent weeks pleading with Americans to pretend he was on ballot
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Source 19: npr.org
Chuck Schumer heralds Democrats' 'generational remake' of Senate
In remarks the day after his party flipped control of Congress, the Senate Minority Leader said voters had spoken clearly about their priorities, and said it's up to the Democratic party to deliver.
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Source 20: arstechnica.com
Big Tech claims voters’ AI backlash is “anti-Trump” not “anti-tech”
Tech industry in denial as US overwhelmingly votes to restrict AI, data centers.
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Source 21: arstechnica.com
Ted Cruz aims to stack FCC with Republicans before Democrats take Senate control
Cruz and Trump seem to have no plans to fill FCC's empty Democratic seat.
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