5 midterm election takeaways: Tech billionaires suffer as Democrats drub Republicans
The Democratic Party gained control of the House and Senate, delivering a stinging rebuke to US President Donald Trump and his Republican Party. Follow DW's live updates.
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World reacts to Democrats winning US midterms (opens The Express Tribune in a new tab)
The result could have major implications for global trade, security and energy prices
5 midterm election takeaways: Tech billionaires suffer as Democrats drub Republicans (opens CNBC in a new tab)
Elon Musk's spending may have become a liability as voters in exit polls raised concerns about government corruption and the growing influence of billionaires.
In Republicans' Mega Loss In US Midterms, A Possible Win For Ukraine (opens NDTV in a new tab)
Trump's leverage with the leaders he views as his great power equals -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin -- may be hit by his midterm defeat.
Why the Democrats routed the Republicans in the US midterm elections (opens France 24 in a new tab)
US voters on Tuesday handed the Democratic Party control over Congress in a biting rebuke to President Donald Trump and his MAGA movement. Polls suggest that rising anger about the cost-of-living crisis partly set off by the president’s decision to launch the…
‘LAWYER UP’: Democrats, Republicans waste no time in setting social media ablaze after midterm sweep (opens Fox News in a new tab)
Sen. Ron Wyden's one-word post — "Subpoenas" — set the tone as Democrats celebrated reclaiming both the House and Senate in 2026 midterms.
Markets react with caution to Democrats' victory in US midterms (opens France 24 in a new tab)
Investors shunned AI stocks and turned to government bonds on Wednesday in the wake of the Democratic Party's takeover of Congress in the US midterm elections. Oil prices meanwhile ticked slightly higher, as uncertainty remains over the direction of US…
Dollar falls while gold and US Treasury bonds rally as markets react to Democrats’ midterm election victory – business live (opens The Guardian in a new tab)
Democrats’ capture of Congress raise expectations of tougher regulation of AI sector; US stock futures turn positive, reversing earlier declines And Chris Turner, global head of markets at ING, says: Investors will be parsing what this all means. For example,…
US midterms: Trump reacts to the Democrats’ sweeping victory (opens France 24 in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump had rare praise for rival Democrats Tuesday after their stunning US midterm elections victory and admitted the Iran war may have played a part in the defeat of his Republican Party. But the 80-year-old refused to take any personal…
Follow DW for the global reaction as the world takes note of a Democratic sweep in the US midterms (opens DW in a new tab)
The Democratic Party gained control of the House and Senate, delivering a stinging rebuke to US President Donald Trump and his Republican Party. Follow DW's live updates.
