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US midterm election: How it works, why it's important and races to watch
US voters are electing a new Congress. The results will be decisive for the future of the United States, and a judgment on Donald Trump's second term as president.
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US midterms: Democrat wins North Carolina as first polls close
The crucial midterms could put a check on how much power President Donald Trump can wield during the last two years of his term. Follow DW's live updates.
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NDC admits error in clearing Obuasi SHTS headmaster amid abuse allegations
The General Secretary of the NDC, Fifi Kwetey, has acknowledged that the party mishandled its initial response to sexual abuse allegations against the headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), saying it should have waited for further evidence before taking a position. Zakaria Abdulai, the headmaster of Obuasi SHTS, was the NDC Juaben Constituency Secretary who had plans to contest in the NDC Juaben constituency chairmanship race.
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The US midterms will test the limits of Trump’s power
Control of Congress is at stake, but so is the ability of American institutions to withstand presidential pressure.
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Democrat Roy Cooper flips North Carolina US Senate seat
Roy Cooper beat out Republican Michael Whatley.
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Democrat Chris Pappas wins New Hampshire Senate race to become first out gay senator
Pappas focused campaign against Republican John Sununu on serving as a bulwark against Trump administration US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states Chris Pappas, the four-term Democratic congressman, has won New Hampshire’s US Senate race, protecting the open seat from a Republican flip in a closely fought contest against John Sununu, the former senator. Pappas will be the first out gay man to serve in the US Senate.
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In Karnataka seat where ‘vote chori’ claims first surfaced, over 800 voter IDs linked to 397 names after SIR
In the Mahadevapura Assembly constituency, some voters were found listed in the final rolls with the same EPIC number in two different constituencies; in some other cases, voters were issued multiple EPIC IDs
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Jon Ossoff wins Georgia Senate race over Republican Mike Collins
Rising Democratic star made his re-election campaign a referendum on the Trump administration’s misdeeds US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states Jon Ossoff, a rising star in the Democratic party who has been cited as a potential presidential contender in 2028, has been re-elected to the Senate in Georgia, defeating Mike Collins, his Republican challenger. The senator made his re-election campaign a referendum on the Trump administration’s misdeeds, highlighting self-serving stock trades and business deals by the president and others in his orbit, as well as th
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Sen. Sahabi Ya’u Kaura Wins Zamfara North APC Primary
Senator Sahabi Alhaji Ya’u Kaura has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for Zamfara North Senatorial District. In a separate declaration, another returning officer for the Zamfara North Senatorial District APC primary election, Abdullahi Aliyu, on Monday declared Senator Tijjani Yahaya Kaura the winner.
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Democrat Jon Ossoff wins Georgia US Senate race
Ossoff is re-elected to a second term, winning a key seat for Democrats as the party tries to retake the Senate.
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First get ‘hatchet man’ CEC to resign: Congress on Shah's SIR debate dare
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh’s remarks come a day after Amit Shah offered said the government is ready to convene special Parliament session on the issue and challenged Rahul Gandhi to debate it in the House
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Polls show Trump's party could lose control of Congress but they may be wrong
Polls say the Democratic Party could be about to seize control of the US Congress when this week's midterm elections are held. Experts warn it may not be that simple.
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Emelia Arthur: Ghana’s ocean diplomat; How one Minister turned Ghana from a country under scrutiny into a country the world now cites on fisheries
Ghana’s ocean diplomat; How one Minister turned Ghana from a country under scrutiny into a country the world now cites on fisheries. In less than two years, Hon. Emelia Arthur, MP, Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, has done the second.
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2027: Ex-minister Sambo endorses Tinubu for second term
By Femi Bolaji JALINGO — Former Minister of Transportation and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, has endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term ahead of the 2027 general elections, urging Nigerians to be patient with the administration’s economic reforms. Sambo, who served as the Taraba State Coordinator of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council during the 2023 elections, made the endorsement while speaking with journalists at his country home in Jalingo.
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US Department of Justice expands its probe into Alaska’s US Senate election
The Trump administration is doubling down on allegations Democrats stood up a 'spoiler' candidate against Republicans.
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Spain's transport minister resigns after deadly high-speed train crash
The remains of 59 people have been returned to their families while Spain's transport minister announces he will resign following two deadly high-speed rail crashes this year.
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ANC under pressure to reverse South Africa decline
As South Africans vote in local elections, residents tell the BBC they are tired of the poor quality of services they get.
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Houses of Parliament at risk of ‘Notre Dame-style fire’ as renovation costs rise
Report says cost of maintenance could soon reach £2m a week, including 24-hour patrols to avert fire risk The Palace of Westminster will be at risk of a Notre Dame-style fire or a similar catastrophic event if MPs do not tackle the issue of funding refurbishments, a parliamentary committee has said. Decisions about how and when to begin a full restoration of the building, which is Grade I-listed and a Unesco world heritage site, have been repeatedly delayed amid disagreement over how it should be done and spiralling costs.
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Reductionism and the national question: restructuring or grievance? (I), by Usman Sarki
— Lord Acton Nigeria’s convoluted debate on restructuring has endured for decades because it supposedly speaks to questions of power, identity, representation, resource distribution, security, federalism and belonging. The central question, therefore, is no longer simply whether Nigeria should restructure.
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2027: Umrah won’t guarantee Tinubu second term — Phrank Shaibu
Umrah won’t guarantee Tinubu second term — Phrank Shaibu. By Adegboyega Adeleye The Director of Strategic Communication of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Campaign Council, Phrank Shaibu, has said President Bola Tinubu’s trip to Saudi Arabia for Umrah will not guarantee his re-election in 2027.
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AI as election bogey, by Okoh Aihe
As he walked across the stage to address the gathering, the young MC joked on Monday morning that Prof. Joash Amupitan is one man nobody would really want to envy in Nigeria today. Addressing the Summit theme, Beyond the Ballot: AI, FIMI, and the Integrity of Nigeria’s 2027 Elections, Amupitan gave no room for fear but instead displayed a commanding grasp of the electoral ecosystem to rally stakeholders to the realization that the democratization of AI has unleashed more challenges for electoral managers to handle.
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What is the strange logic behind Hope Uzodinma’s political actions? By Rotimi Fasan
What is the strange logic behind Hope Uzodinma’s political actions? If one considers the unlikely calculus through which he emerged as the governor of Imo State in 2020, Chief Hope Uzodinma is one of the oddities of Nigeria’s adventure in democracy.
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Freed Hong Kong activists face 'punishment with no end date'
Criminal records are making it harder for some activists in Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests to rebuild their lives.
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Americans head to the polls for elections that could define Trump’s closing chapter
With two years of his presidency remaining, Donald Trump, who has dominated American politics over the past decade and transformed it in remarkable ways, is facing potentially pivotal elections. Trump returned to the White House as a formidable force following his crushing 2024 election win – and had the healthy approval ratings to match.