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US midterms: Democrats gain control of Senate from Republicans

The Democratic Party gained control of Senate, delivering a stinging rebuke to US President Donald Trump and his Republican Party. Follow DW's live updates.

US midterms: Democrats gain control of Senate — follow live

The Democratic Party gained control of Senate, delivering a stinging rebuke to US President Donald Trump and his Republican Party. Follow DW's live updates.

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 US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states Democrats have regained control of the US Senate, routing Republicans nationwide with historic victories that will give them powerful new leverage over Donald Trump for the remainder of his presidency. Democrats will soon have the ability to hold up not just Trump’s legislative agenda, but also any appointments he makes to his cabinet or the federal judiciary – including the supreme court, where conservatives have a 6-3

Scandal-hunting will keep NPP in opposition for a long time – Fifi Kwetey

NDC General Secretary Fifi Fiavi Kwetey has warned that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) risks a prolonged stay in opposition if it keeps hunting for scandals to revive its political fortunes. Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Tuesday, he accused the NPP of manufacturing controversy around the evacuation of Ghanaians from South Africa.

Kansas elects first Democratic senator in almost a century

Adam Hamilton beat Republican Roger Marshall in a highly competitive race.

Democratic Party flips US Senate in 2026 midterm elections

The outcome is widely seen as a rebuke to Trump's Republican Party which took control of the upper chamber in 2024 race.

Queensland, NT governments block UN youth detention visits

The United Nations says its special rapporteur investigating human rights issues affecting Indigenous Australians has been blocked from visiting two youth detention centres.

Adam Hamilton wins in Kansas to become state’s first Democrat in Senate since 1932

Pastor clinches victory over incumbent Roger Marshall in state that emerged as unexpected battleground this year US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states Adam Hamilton has clinched a historic victory in the US Senate race in Kansas, becoming the first Democrat to represent the state in the chamber since 1932. The closely watched Cook Political Report rated the race as a toss-up, noting it was one of several agriculture-heavy areas to be hit hard by high fuel and fertilizer prices because of Donald Trump’s war on Iran.

Democrat Amy Acton beats Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio governor’s race

Acton is the first Democrat to become governor of Ohio since 2006.

Sherrod Brown, an Ohio Democrat, wins return to US Senate

More than $500m was spent on the contest, making it one of the most expensive Senate races in US history.

US midterm elections 2026 live: Americans go to the polls in referendum on Trump’s agenda

Polls open across the US where key Senate and House races will decide which party controls Congress for remainder of Donald Trump’s second term Sign up for the Breaking News US email What are the races to watch and why do they matter? Rachel Leingang, a Midwest political correspondent for Guardian US, has been in Iowa, getting a sense of the political mood ahead of the crcuial elections: Continue reading...

Democrat Sherrod Brown wins Ohio Senate race in major blow to Republicans

Brown makes successful return to US Senate after voters reject Republican incumbent Jon Husted US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states Democrat Sherrod Brown will return to the US Senate, as Ohio’s voters rejected the incumbent Jon Husted in a significant defeat for Republicans. Brown’s bid for a comeback after being ousted from the seat he held for 18 years in 2024 became one of the marquee contests of this year’s midterm elections, and a key test of whether Democrats can regain support among the working class and rural voters who have deserted them in recent

Iran Unveils Billboard With Threat Against Trump’s Life

Iran unveiled a massive billboard and banners pledging to kill US President Donald Trump across Tehran on Tuesday, bringing to a new level the official rhetoric displayed in the capital. Iranians wave flags during a gathering in front of an anti-US billboard depicting US President Donald Trump in Tehran’s Enghelab Square on November 3, 2026.

Kebbi Govt Accuses ADC Of Politicising Private Land Dispute

The Kebbi State Government has accused the African Democratic Congress (ADC) of politicising a private land dispute in Birnin Kebbi, alleging that the opposition party is spreading misinformation for political gains. The government said investigations by the Ministry of Lands and Housing established that the disputed property, located along Sani Abacha Bypass in Birnin Kebbi, belongs to a private businessman, Alhaji Umar Muhammad Gulumbe.

The candidates who will decide the US midterm elections

The 2026 US midterm elections feature firebrand progressives trying to stake out new territory, moderate Republicans struggling in the shadow of Donald Trump, and a host of scandals that have made races closer than they should be. And how can Republicans run away from Trump, their party’s leader, and modern architect, as his popularity wanes?

Independent auditor to scrutinise Auditor-General’s accounts

Parliament has taken steps to subject the financial records of the Auditor-General’s Office to independent scrutiny after approving a committee report recommending the appointment of an external auditor to examine its accounts. The recommendation seeks to give effect to Article 187 of the 1992 Constitution, which requires Parliament to appoint an auditor to examine and report on the accounts of the Office of the Auditor-General.

Kano APC dismisses Kwankwaso’s allegation over missing NDC guber candidate’s name

The APC in Kano has dismissed Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso’s claim that it and Gov. Abba Yusuf omitted NDC candidate’s name from INEC list. This is contained in a statement issued by the Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Kano State, Alhaji Umar Haruna-Doguwa, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kano.

Vehicles do not commit crimes: Registered-Owner liability, the presumption of innocence, and the legality of TRAFFITECH-GH

It argues, first, that criminal liability in Ghana attaches to persons by reason of their own conduct and not to vehicles or to the holders of title in them; second, that Ghanaian law recognises no general doctrine of vicarious criminal liability capable of fixing a registered owner with the offences of employees, agents, borrowers or unregistered transferees; third, that the identity of the driver is an element of the offence which the prosecution must establish beyond reasonable doubt; and fourth, that an enforcement regime which in substance presumes the owner’s guilt, absent a clear Act…

Democrat Annie Andrews flips South Carolina’s Senate seat

Andrews beats Republican incumbent Darline Graham, sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, in a major upset.

Amit Shah-led foot march aimed to expose Congress ‘misinformation’, says BJP Telangana chief

Anthony Zurcher: Democrats surge deep into Republican territory with historic wins

Democrats surge deep into Republican territory with historic wins. Two Senate races that a year ago were thought to be battlegrounds turned out to be slam-dunks for the Democrats.

Sokoto Govt Seals Off ADC Campaign Office — Aide

Media Aide to the Governorship candidate of the ADC, Aminu Abdullahi, confirmed to Channels Television that the state Commissioner for Land and Housing, Nasiru Dantsoho, came with a letter to the occupants of the building demanding to know the real occupant of the building. The ADC campaign office was the building of the defunct Savanna Bank, where the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) once used as its party office in the state.

Pressure to find scandals against NPP made me quit ranking member role – Fifi Kwetey

NDC General Secretary Fifi Fiavi Kwetey says pressure from his own political camp to find scandals against the NPP at all costs helped drive him to quit his parliamentary ranking member role. Mr Kwetey drew on that experience to criticise the NPP’s campaign against Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa over the evacuation of Ghanaians from South Africa.

South Carolina elects Democratic senator for first time in almost three decades

Annie Andrews is projected to defeat Darline Graham, who was handpicked by President Trump to take her brother's seat after his death.