US midterm results: Six Democratic Socialist candidates win House seats in historic gains

Abdul El-Sayed, Darializa Avila Chevalier, Claire Valdez in New York, Melat Kiros, Donavan McKinney and Chris Rabb won seats in the US House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. (AP, Reuters, X/ @MelatKirosCO, @chrisrabb, @DonavanMI13)

Six candidates backed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) won seats in the US House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections, marking a record expansion of the movement’s congressional presence as Democrats made gains across the country. Abdul El-Sayed, Darializa Avila Chevalier, Claire Valdez in New York, Melat Kiros, Donavan McKinney and Chris … Read more

Susan Collins to Greg Abbott: Incumbents who lost their seats in the 2026 US midterm elections

Susan Collins to Greg Abbott: Incumbents who lost their seats in the 2026 US midterm elections (Bloomberg)

Democrats scored one of their biggest midterm victories defeating several high-profile Republican incumbents and reclaiming control of both the House and Senate. The party also flipped multiple governorships, delivering a major setback to President Donald Trump and reshaping the political landscape ahead of the final two years of his second term. Susan Collins to Greg … Read more

US midterm results deliver embarrassing rebuke to Trump as Democrats flip four GOP-held Senate seats

US President Donald Trump departs after speaking at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. (Photographer: Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg) (Bloomberg)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters delivered an embarrassing rebuke to President Donald Trump on Tuesday, flipping four U.S. Senate seats in states where he repeatedly campaigned in the final weeks of the midterm campaign. US President Donald Trump departs after speaking at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. … Read more

$888 million for ads: US Republicans ramp up sends to defend 39 House seats once deemed ‘safe’

$888 million for ads: US Republicans ramp up sends to defend 39 House seats once deemed 'safe'

Republicans hold a 218-214 House majority, with one independent caucusing with them and two vacancies; Democrats need four seats to take control. US Republicans are pouring money into more than three dozen US House races previously considered safe for the party, with Republican groups reserving $888 million in advertising for the coming weeks, compared with … Read more

Sun, sea and soldiers: Greek island tourists get front-row seats for military drills

Sun, sea and soldiers: Greek island tourists get front-row seats for military drills

MALEME, Greece — Vacationers taking a morning dip or seeking shade on wooden sunbeds on the Greek island of Crete got a close-up view of a major military exercise unfolding in front of them Friday. Sun, sea and soldiers: Greek island tourists get front-row seats for military drills The annual Medusa exercise, led by Greece … Read more