Democrats’ blue wave and a bad night for Trump: key US midterms takeaways

Republicans suffered historic losses, Democrats won control of Congress – and Trump backed away from losing candidates Democrats swept key US midterm races on Tuesday evening, flipping long-held Republican seats and securing a majority in Congress after voters rebuked Donald Trump’s policies at the ballot box. In an unexpected performance, Democrats defeated incumbent Republicans candidates for historically conservative Senate seats in Iowa, Kansas, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas. Continue reading...

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