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US midterms: Americans vote in elections seen as referendum on Trump

The crucial midterms will determine how much power President Donald Trump has to make changes in the last two years of his term. Follow DW's live updates.

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Control of the Senate and House of Representatives, both currently held by the Republicans, is at stake US midterm elections 2026: latest updates Americans are heading to the polls today in US midterm elections widely seen as a referendum on Donald Trump’s second presidency and a chance for opponents to rein in his untrammeled power. Democrats and Republicans have scrambled in recent days to deliver their final pitc…

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Americans head to polls in midterm elections seen as referendum on Trump

Control of the Senate and House of Representatives, both currently held by the Republicans, is at stake US midterm elections 2026: latest updates Americans are heading to the polls today in US midterm elections widely seen as a referendum on Donald Trump’s second presidency and a chance for opponents to rein in his untrammeled power. Democrats and Republicans have scrambled in recent days to deliver their final pitc…

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