The stock market skyrocketed after a decisive sweep for Democrats in the 2026 midterm elections, a move that Trump's reaction added to.

The next debt-ceiling confrontation could reverse Washington's traditional political roles, raising the possibility of spending concessions, market volatility and a damaging default.

Democrats have seized both chambers of Congress in a major blow to US President Donald Trump, shifting the balance of power in Washington as Asia watches for signs of policy change.

Trump's handling of tariffs, the Iran war and an array of Washington-area construction projects are sure to face sudden pushback from newly empowered Democrats.

It remains to be seen what path the US president will take after emerging politically weakened from his Republican Party's sweeping midterm losses.

A Democratic romp has rocked the US political landscape, but several closely contested races remain too close to call.

In control of Congress, Democrats are preparing to pursue legislation to address affordability, while also trying to rein-in President Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump acknowledged the Republicans crushing defeat was partly due to the war on Iran.

Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft stock was up after the midterms, while stocks tied to Trump advisor Elon Musk and data centers fell on Wednesday.

From top officials like Pete Hegseth to White House aides to right-wing pundits, the race is on to find someone besides Donald Trump to blame for the Republicans catastrophic losses.

Trump is a frequent critic of media companies, especially broadcasters that he views as being biased against him.

Israel's political establishment grapples with US voter rejection of White House ally and own contribution towards it.

US VP Vance cites trusted pollster saying Iran war, Israel ties were top of mind for Trump voters swinging to Democrats.

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump is still your president, the White House said Wednesday, a day after his Republican Party suffered sweeping losses in midterm elections seen as a referendum on his second term.

World leaders who have sparred with the America first U.S. President Donald Trump greeted the rout of his Republican Party in the U.S

The companys cofounder recently convinced the Trump administration to support an initiative to gather DNA samples from endangered species.

PARIS: World leaders voiced hopes for a reset with the United States on Wednesday after voters delivered a huge midterm election defeat to President Donald Trump and his Republican party.

Rumah Putih memuat naik hantaran menegaskan Donald Trump masih Presiden AS selepas Parti Demokrat menang besar dalam pilihan raya pertengahan penggal dan menguasai Kongres.

Nasdaq, Dow, and S&P 500 open higher after Democrats take control and Trump accepts results.

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump faced a radically transformed and hostile political landscape on Wednesday after US voters handed control of Congress to the Democrats in a stunning rebuke to his presidency.

Donald Trump struck a surprisingly conciliatory tone after the Democratic sweep of the United States midterm elections rendered him a lame-duck president

LONDON: The dollar and oil prices dropped on Wednesday as traders digested President Donald Trumps heavy defeat in US midterm elections that saw his Republican party lose control of Congress.

Iran hails US Democrats' election win as a rejection of war, but fears Trump could escalate conflict despite public opposition.

While some of Donald Trumps closest allies have remained silent, much of MAGA is blaming him for historic losses.

Democratic election wins fueled concerns over AI data centre growth, triggering investor fears of tighter regulation and slower expansion.

Democratic control of Congress could bring greater scrutiny of Trumps handling of the Iran and Ukraine wars, while leaving him broad foreign-policy powers.

Democrats flip the Senate after winning the House in rebuke to President Trump

Sejarah baharu tercipta dalam politik Amerika Syarikat apabila Abdul El-Sayed daripada Parti Demokrat memenangi pilihan raya Senat di Michigan, sekali gus bakal menjadi senator Muslim pertama dalam sejarah negara kuasa besar dunia itu. El-Sayed, 42, berjaya menewaskan calon Parti Republikan, Mike Rogers, yang mendapat sokongan Presiden Donald Trump dalam pertandingan sengit sempena pilihan raya pertengahan..

Voter anger over Trump fuels Democratic gains that will usher in divided government and stronger congressional oversight.

A renewed US-Iran conflict could drive up oil prices and borrowing costs, threatening the AI investment boom.

Parti Demokrat berjaya merampas penguasaan Dewan Perwakilan dan Senat daripada Parti Republikan pimpinan Presiden Donald Trump dalam pilihan raya pada Selasa.

"Saya tidak bertanding dan jika saya bertanding, kita akan menang besar!" katanya, dan kemudian memuat naik foto topi besbol di Truth Social yang tertera perkataan 'VETO' di bahagian hadapan.

Trump's unpopularity allows Democrats to even win seats in Republican strongholds.

Ucapan ‘Good Luck, Mr. President’ yang pernah ditujukan Pas kepada Donald Trump pada 2024 kini menarik perhatian apabila Parti Republikan kehilangan penguasaan Kongres Amerika Syarikat (AS)

Presiden Amerika Syarikat (AS), Donald Trump mengakui Parti Demokrat telah melakukan tugas yang baik selepas Parti Republikan mengalami kekalahan besar dalam pilihan raya pertengahan penggal pada Selasa (3 November)

Washington: Parti Demokrat memenangi kawalan Dewan Perwakilan (House) Amerika Syarikat (AS) selain Senat AS, sekali gus memberikan tamparan hebat dan penolakan mutlak yang mengejutkan terhadap pentadbiran Republikan di Washington, serta memulakan era baharu penentangan kongres terhadap Presiden Donald Trump, lapor Associated Press (AP)

Democratic Senate wins over Trump-backed candidates exposed limits to his influence and helped hand the chamber to Democrats.

Democratic control of U.S. Congress could put Trump under siege United States president Donald Trump has warned that he could become Mr Veto if the Democrats capture Congress

Tuesday, November 3, was Election Day in the United States, and the results are (mostly) in: Democrats are projected to win control of both the House and Senate in the 2026 midterms. The blue wave turned out to be more of a blue tsunami, ending Republican control of Congress for the final two years of President Donald Trump's second term

Trump says the Iran war hurt Republicans in the midterms but vows to veto Democratic bills and work across party lines.

The Republican Party has only the President and his policies to blame for its historic losses in the 2026 midterms.

Trump can still punish Brazil for pursuing an independent course

Democrats scored sweeping victories in the U.S

Democrats won control of both the House and Senate in the US midterms, giving them power to block Trumps agenda and investigate his administration

Tens of millions of voters delivered a stinging rebuke to president Donald Trump, scoring sweeping victories that reached deep into Republican strongholds.

Al Jazeeras Alan Fisher says Republicans are facing a worse-than-expected midterm performance.

WASHINGTON: Democrats won the US House of Representatives Tuesday and closed in on control of the Senate after a stunning victory in deeply conservative Texas, inflicting a sweeping midterm defeat on President Donald Trumps Republicans.

Indirect talks continue as Trump says US military struck an Iranian anti-aircraft facility on Tuesday.

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

Iran dan Amerika Syarikat masih jauh daripada mencapai sebarang perjanjian bagi menamatkan peperangan mereka dengan Trump enggan menolak kemungkinan menyambung semula operasi ketenteraan AS selepas p

Trump says he will accept the midterm results and work with Democrats after Republicans were projected to lose the House.

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's White House said Tuesday it was in a defiant mood despite a likely hammering in the US midterm elections -- warning Democrats to "buckle up" and blaming some Republican candidates.The 80-year-old president himself had appeared agitated before the first results even came in, posting a string of angry messages on social media lashing out at conservative broadcaster Fox News's coverage.But after initially saying Trump was "cautiously optimistic," the mood music changed as Democrats looked increasingly likely to deal the president a bruising setback that could upend his last two years in power."The White House mood is defiant," a White House official said.The official however questioned the quality of Republican candidates for the House and Senate -- many of whom Trump had endorsed and traveled across the country to rally support for."Candidate quality matters, and President Trump did a better job promoting many of the candidates on the ballot than the candidates did themselves," the White House official said.Trump was hosting his cabinet officials and political advisers in the White House East Room for a reception to watch the results come in, the White House said.Some White House staffers dined on take-out from US chain restaurant The Cheesecake Factory, in a dig at Democratic former president Barack Obama, who had said Trump's White House renovations were "looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory."But journalists were not allowed into the watch party, and a bunker mentality increasingly appeared to be taking hold.Polls repeatedly showed American voters were angered by Trump's Iran war and the resulting spike in the cost of living, but the White House dismissed those concerns."Anyone who voted Democrat today is going to have a serious case of buyer's remorse when gas prices come down quickly when the Iran conflict is solved but they're still stuck with a list of liberal extremist Democrats," the White House official said."And a final note here: regardless of how today plays out, President Trump's resolve to stop the Radical Left is only going to become stronger

Democrats scores major gains in key Senate races as voter frustration with Trump fueled hopes of taking Congress.

WASHINGTON - Democrats won the House and were within reach of taking over the Senate in a rapidly building midterms wave Tuesday projected to sweep Republicans aside and deliver a stinging repudiation of Donald Trump's bruising presidency.CNN and CNBC projected a Democratic House majority, giving the opposition the power to block Trump's legislative agenda and launch sweeping investigations of his administration during the final two years of his presidency.The elections were a nationwide verdict on Trump's turbulent second term, with discontent over living costs, tariffs and the US war against Iran -- which has driven fuel prices sharply higher -- weighing on Republicans as his approval ratings languish near record lows.In one of the night's biggest shocks, Democratic pediatrician Annie Andrews defeated Darline Graham in South Carolina, according to media projections.Graham was supported by Trump and had been appointed to replace her brother, longtime Republican senator Lindsey Graham, after his death in July

Trump says a Canada trade deal is near as tariff tensions ease and negotiators report progress toward an agreement.

Demokrat catat beberapa kemenangan awal dalam pilihan raya separuh penggal AS, termasuk merampas kerusi Republikan, ketika pen...

Democrats scores key Senate wins and led the House battle as voter frustration with Trump shaped the 2026 US midterms.

Democrat Jon Ossoff wins in Georgia as voters signal discontent with Trump and key House and Senate races remain in play.

Recent election-related cases have handed Trump and Republicans several setbacks.

Exit polls show voters blaming Trump for high prices and economic woes, signaling strong dissatisfaction ahead of results.

Americans vote in pivotal midterms as Democrats target Congress control amid voter frustration with Trump and the economy.

TEHERAN: Tentera Amerika Syarikat (AS) melancarkan serangan rahsia ke atas Pulau Qeshm, Selat Hormuz, Iran, pada Isnin sehari sebelum pilihan raya pertengahan penggal diadakan di negara itu. Serangan itu dilakukan selepas Presiden Donald Trump memberi isyarat berlaku kemajuan dalam rundingan dengan Iran manakala Teheran menawarkan untuk membuka Selat Hormuz selama dua hari dengan syarat ketat

"There's no doubt that the threats are threats to our democracy," said John Cusick, assistant counsel at the Legal Defense Fund.

WASHINGTON: Millions of Americans voted Tuesday in a midterm election seen as a referendum on Donald Trump that could wrest control of Congress from Republicans and impose major restraints on the presidents remaining two years in office.

Iran says US ceasefire proposal 'insufficient' as strikes are reported on Qeshm Island Iran cast doubt on the chances of a deal with the US on Tuesday, after the US carried out air strikes on Irans Qeshm Island, with the fate of last-minute negotiations between the two sides uncertain. The air strikes, which occurred late on Monday, came after US President Donald Trump said he did not plan to attack Iran after the midterm elections and voiced hope for a deal

Oddsmakers and public polls place Democrats in a favorable position ahead of Election Day.