US midterm elections 2026 live updates: Trump defiant about brutal Republican losses and acknowledges Iran war’s unpopularity

President again insisted that if he were on the ballot Republicans would have won, despite historic losses: ‘They just couldn’t transfer that love’ Live results | Republican losses mapped Tell us: how do you feel about the midterm results? Sign up for Breaking News US email Wall

President again insisted that if he were on the ballot Republicans would have won, despite historic losses: ‘They just couldn’t transfer that love’ Live results | Republican losses mapped Tell us: how do you feel about the midterm results? Sign up for Breaking News US email Wall Street surged at the open, after Democrats scored historic victories in midterm elections and secured control of US Congress. The Dow Jones rose 2%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq and the benchmark S&P 500 both gained more than 1%.

That’s quite a reversal: Overnight, stock futures fell sharply as investors worried about the prospect of tougher regulation of the AI sector and the impact on economic growth. Continue reading...