Democrats have dominated the US midterm elections and are set to take both the House of Representatives and the Senate giving them a swathe of new powers. After the new Congress is sworn in on January 3, they will be…
Donald Trump struck a conciliatory note following sweeping victory for the in the midterm elections, telling The New York Times he was “absolutely willing” to accept the defeat. But the “crucial question” is whether Trump will stick to his word…
France 24’s Dheepthika Laurent breaks down the numbers and takes a look at the latest results in the US midterms. Among the races yet to be called is the battle for the Senate in Mississippi, which remains neck and neck,…
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed has defeated Republican Mike Rogers in a bitter campaign for Michigan’s open Senate seat, making him the first Muslim elected to the upper chamber of Congress. During his campaign, El-Sayed had to contend with Islamophobic attacks from Republicans…
Nevada Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford has successfully ousted Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo in Nevada, a significant pickup for Democrats in the critical battleground state, The Associated Press projects. Ford’s defeat of Lombardo comes in one of the most closely…
Iranian parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said on Wednesday that Americans have rejected the Iran war, and the US government should not ignore public opinion by attacking his country again, following a sweeping victory for the Democrats widely seen as…
“This is the end of Trumpism!” “Conservative Populism, RIP.” “Goodbye, MAGA!” If these pronouncements sound familiar, it’s because they are. The same people predicting this now in op-eds, online and in podcasts predicted the same after Trump’s first impeachment, after…
Wassim Cornet, France 24’s correspondent in Los Angeles, was at a Democratic watch party as midterms results rolled in overnight. He recounts how initial apprehension gave way to celebrations as it became increasingly clear the Democrats were on course for…
REDMOND, WA — There was a good chance there were going to be tears either way, but these were the joyful kind. For years, Tumwater High (WA) student Frances Staudt has been fighting for the separation of boys and girls…
French judges have opened a judicial investigation into the complaint of a war crime following an Israeli strike on a residential building in Beirut in November 2024, it emerged on Tuesday.