US Mid-term Elections

Democrats have taken control of both chambers of Congress after sweeping midterm gains, setting up a legislative showdown with Trump as voters voice anger over the Iran war and rising living costs.

The midterms outcome probably will not change the tariff structure much, but it will change Trump's incentives: fewer new escalation tools, more pressure to deliver consumer affordability, and deals

Democrats must build credible policies

The Nifty gains 5.6% in five sessions, with media, metals and realty stocks leading the rally, even as IT shares decline amid AI-related concerns

The Dow rose 2.3%, the S&P 500 gained 1.72% and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 2.13% - indicating a broad rally in US stocks.

Progressive favourite Abdul El-Sayed has defeated Republican Mike Rogers in a bitter campaign for Michigan's open Senate seat, giving the Democratic Party's left wing a breakthrough victory in one of the nation's most important swing states. El-Sayed, the son of Egyptian immigrants, will become the nation's first Muslim senator. A former public health official who has never held elected office, he rose from a double-digit defeat in Michigan's Democratic gubernatorial primary eight years ago to win a seat in the US Senate. El-Sayed overcame massive outside spending in both the Democratic primary and general election with a grassroots campaign built around universal health care, removing outside money from elections and sharp criticism of Israel. Backed by progressive leaders including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, his victory will bolster the movement ahead of the 2028 presidential election, offering evidence that candidates embracing its agenda can win in critical battleground ...

Democrats win control of both chambers of the US Congress in the 2026 midterm elections, dealing a setback to Donald Trump, as several key Republican-held seats fall to the opposition party

US midterms polls: A total of 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats and governorships in 36 US states were contested in the 2026 midterm elections

Trump has announced plans to end annual military assistance to Israel by December 2026, claiming the country no longer needs US funding

Survey shows Democrats leading Republicans by 43 percentage points among Indian-Americans, reversing much of the ground Republicans gained in the community during 2024 elections

Historically, US equities have performed strongly following midterm elections. The S&P 500 has gained an average of around 6 per cent over the subsequent 60 trading days, data shows.

Today's columns examine climate overshoot and AI's environmental costs, Netanyahu's electoral position in Israel, US midterm implications for oil prices and China's property crisis

The FEC does not play a role in administering US elections and the outage should have no effect on voters' ​ability to cast ballots

Biden managed to retain the Senate majority at 50 to 49 and the Georgia runoff between Pastor Raphael Warnock and football star Herschel Walker is set to tip the scale in democrats' favour

The economic aspects of the Republican ideological agenda are driven by the concerns of the super-rich. Surprisingly though, the bulk of Republican voters are lower-income workers

Democratic Party does better than expected in midterms

Can the outcome of US midterm election trigger a market rally?

The US midterm elections have historically marked bullish pivot points for the stock market, notwithstanding the outcome. Will this time be any different? And will this money chase Indian equities?

With their votes the American people have spoken and proven once again that democracy is who they are, US President Joe Biden said as his Democratic Party performed much better than expected and put a break on the opposition's red wave in the midterm polls across the country. Both the Republicans and the Democrats were at 48 seats each in the 100 member-US Senate, while in House of Representatives, the GOP (Republican Party) was ahead with 207 seats against 183 of the Democratic Party. The GOP is expected to cross the halfway mark of 218 but is falling far short of the expectations of sweeping the midterm elections and crossing at least 250 seats. Post elections, this is said to be the best performance by a current president in decades during midterm polls. Biden, at a White House news conference, appeared to be confident and asserted that he would continue with his policies, which, he said, have worked so far. While we don't know all the results yet, at least I don't know them all

Twitter has delayed the roll out of its much-anticipated Blue subscription service with verification tag for $8 after the US midterm elections on Tuesday, the media reported.

A latest poll has revealed that US President Joe Biden's job approval rating has slipped back to 40 per cent