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Trump suffers midterms trouncing weeks before Xi meeting

Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma · South China Morning Post

Published 4 Nov 2026, 8:24 pm·1 h ago·1 min read

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Democrats won control of both houses of Congress in midterm elections as US voters punished President Donald Trump over inflation, corruption and rising healthcare costs. The party was on track for at least 54 Senate seats after upset wins in long-standing Republican strongholds including South Carolina, Texas and Kansas. In the House of Representatives, Democrats were set to pick up dozens of seats and gain a double-figure majority. A collapse in Trump’s approval ratings amid record petrol and...

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Democrats win control of US Congress in historic midterm elections

American voters delivered a strong rebuke to President Donald Trump, handing Democrats majorities in both chambers of Congress.

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