Wednesday briefing: What the Democrat midterms victory tells us about Trump’s future as president

In today’s newsletter: A thumping night for the Democrats has seen the party take control of Congress, altering the course of Trump’s second presidency Good morning. While you were sleeping, a political earthquake hit the United States and it’s still climbing up the Richter scale. Voting in Alaska and Hawaii wrapped up only hours ago, but early midterm results streaming in from across the US are making history for the Democrats, as they cash in on Trump’s plummeting popularity. Democrats have taken control of the Senate and the House of Representatives, and the scale of their successes are…