International
The midterms were a thumping rebuke of the US-Israel relationship
Even Trump seems to recognize that the relationship has become a political liability, and may never be the same
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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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Democrat Jon Rosenthal elected Texas railroad commissioner over controversial Republican Bo French
State representative Rosenthal’s win comes after national backlash to French’s social media remarks targeting south Asian Americans
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Politics
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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International
Democrats’ triumph deals devastating blow to Trump - The Latest
Democrats have won a historic midterms sweep, winning back control of Congress in a major setback for Donald Trump, now a lame-duck president for the rest of his time in office. Lucy Hough speaks to our Washington editor, Ankita Rao
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International
Both sides of the Atlantic sense more hope now: voters are drawn to the ‘politics of love’
Trump’s rout could be part of a democratic spring that began in Hungary. But will it extend to the French elections next May? asks Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst
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International
Trump's loss limits powers at home, but it will likely be different abroad
After bruising midterm results, President Trump will want to show he can still shake the world, the BBC's international editor writes.
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The Guardian view on the US midterms: joy for Democrats, a rout for Republicans and a reprieve for democracy
Editorial: Voters have delivered a damning verdict on Donald Trump’s presidency with this Congressional landslide
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The Guardian view on EU ‘Made in Europe’ rules: a fatal blow to Brexiter delusions | Editorial
It is getting ever harder for Eurosceptics to deny that it was an economic and strategic blunder for Britain to leave the single market The EU is a constantly evolving institution. The rules keep changing and, since Britain is destined by geography to want a close economic relationship with the bloc, there will always be something to negotiate in Brussels. Most of those discussions over the past two years have been uncontroversial, except in the eyes of dogmatic Eurosceptics. That doesn’t mean the talks have been easy. They never are with a club of 27 nations. But later this month, at a summit
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International
Ten historic firsts: the winning US midterm candidates making waves
US voters elected the first black female governor and the first Muslim to the Senate on a night of history
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Politics
Mike Johnson will step aside as top House Republican next Congress
After Tuesday's bruising defeat for Republicans, House Speaker Mike Johnson will not stay on as minority leader come January.
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The pollsters had got it wrong on the US midterms, said Nige. That aged well | John Crace
After his embarrassment of epic proportions, Farage turned up at PMQs – the last place anyone would expect to find him In what counts as breaking news on this slowest of slow Wednesdays in Westminster – most eyes were on the US midterm elections – it was nice to be able to report that Nigel Farage was in the Commons for prime minister’s questions. Not something you can often say. Despite Reform UK tanking in the polls, Nige still regards himself as the official opposition and considers it a major insult that he isn’t given six questions every week. Today he was happy not to get one. Not even N
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