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Politics● Low2h ago · Nov 5, 2026, 12:15 PM

US midterm elections: all you need to know, from Democrats’ big wins to effects on China

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · North America

We have put together 17 of our top stories from our coverage of the US midterm elections. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Democrats take US Congress, reshaping Trump’s final two years – as it happened Democrats seized both chambers of Congress in the 2026 US midterm elections, flipping Senate seats in Republican strongholds and ending the control President Donald Trump had enjoyed since his return to the White House. Here’s how things changed for...

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