By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
The US midterm elections renew all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and a third of the Senate. Donald Trump’s Republican Party risks losing its majority in both chambers of Congress, according to results tracked in real time by Le Monde.
US midterm elections could change control of Congress during the final two years of Donald Trump’s term. A Democratic victory in the House would in particular allow more congressional investigations, while the president would retain his veto power, according to Sowetan.
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US voters will renew all 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats and 36 governorships on 3 November 2026, according to Tuko, P.M. News and Sowetan. The vote is a test for Donald Trump and will determine control of Congress; Democrats are favoured to retake the House, while the Senate outcome remains uncertain, Sowetan reports, a trend confirmed by L’Information citing Reuters. According to P.M. News, Democrats have a nine-point lead in a CNN-compiled poll.
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More than 57 million Americans had already voted before the 3 November 2026 midterm elections, which will decide, among other things, the House of Representatives, the Senate and 36 governorships. Campaign spending could reach a record $11.9 billion, according to the University of Florida and OpenSecrets, reports Leadership.
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Jun Kajee and David Campbell argue that Donald Trump’s political weakening after the midterm elections could make him more unpredictable on the international stage. The US president would retain considerable room for manoeuvre in foreign policy, according to this opinion piece published on 2 November 2026 by Business Day.
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