The top 10 things to watch for in the US midterm elections

The ‘blue wave’ will hamstring the Trump administration’s ability to pass legislation, but the US president will still have latitude on foreign policy

President Trump's touted his record at rallies across the country before the midterms. But voters didn't agree with his assessment on the state of the economy.

Democratic victories across a number of states stood out as major upsets in historic midterm elections.

These midterm election results are an emphatic defeat for the US president, but anyone who thinks he is a lame duck does so at their own peril.

In multiple midterm races the president’s heavy-handed input boomeranged

‘It’s the disregard for the rule of law. It just seems like they’re thumbing their nose at it’ US midterms 2026 live – latest updates Track live results from all 50 states In the battleground state of Maine, Todd Cox, 63, has supported the state’s incumbent Republican senator…

Republican candidates have performed strongly in preliminary midterm election results in American territories, despite the expected anti-Trump swing on the mainland.

America's upcoming midterm elections may prove a defining turning point in the tumultuous era of Donald Trump.

The 2026 midterm elections will determine the scope of President Donald Trump’s power in his final two years in office, and signal what voters care about going into the 2028 presidential election. While this year’s races are expected to be most broadly defined by affordability…

The crucial midterms will determine how much power President Donald Trump has to make changes in the last two years of his term.

The final day of voting in this year’s midterm elections arrives on Tuesday against a backdrop of uncertainty after a year in which President Donald

We asked voters whether they supported Trump in 2024, and how his performance in office is shaping their choices this time.

Everything you need to know about how winners are called, how states count ballots and Trump’s election denialism US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states There’s no simple answer as to when US voters will know the results of the midterms.…

Alex Wong/Getty Images As New Zealanders begin voting in their own general election, Americans are also heading to the polls in Congressional midterm elections with major implications for the years ahead. Despite being on the other side of the Pacific, what happens next in…

Analysis - There's more than one election this week. Here's what to watch for in America's pivotal midterms - and how they might affect New Zealand.