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‘Put the oxygen mask on first’: Democrats weigh tackling bread-and-butter issues and Trump probe

US House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries has established five working groups to tackle affordability in the first 100 days of the congressional term.

How Democrats turned Texas blue

Republicans have always depended on rural Texas to keep them in power. But in 2026, every single rural county shifted to the left.

The return of the political centre in America

Voters casting their ballots at a polling station in Anchorage, Alaska, on Nov 3 for the US midterm elections.

US federal judge blocks Trump’s massive arch project

The giant arch would be much taller than the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, its inspiration.

US pro-Trump election deniers crash against ‘blue tsunami’

Evidence-free claims of voter fraud slowed after the Democratic Party won control of both chambers of Congress.

US senator probes tech ballroom donors and FCC chief over records

US Senator Richard Blumenthal called on a number of tech firms who donated to Trump’s ballroom project to turn over records, as he sent warnings to targets of a number of different probes.

‘I have seen the enemy, and it is us’: Inside team Trump’s historic collapse

Democrats stormed to a huge House majority and won control of the Senate, a remarkable feat powered by victories in Republican strongholds – Kansas, South Carolina, Texas – that few could have imagined a year ago.

Tech billionaires face tricky political waters after Democratic sweep

Among the 20 biggest donors in the US midterms were tech billionaires, including Elon Musk.

Rubio rejects reports he will leave his jobs to run for president

Rubio, who is also Trump’s national security adviser, declined to answer questions about whether he was considering running for president in 2028.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Nov 6, 2026

US President Donald Trump has stood by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth (left) so far, following the Republicans’ loss of Congress, insisting that “he’s doing a very good job”.

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