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Will the US midterms change anything?

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October 31, 2026

Polls show US Democrats could take back Congress from Republicans. They're promising they'll use their win to stop President Trump's agenda and pass their own. But could they really do that?

In the upcoming midterm elections, Democrats have a good chance of gaining a majority in the House of Representatives.

But their ability to stop President Donald Trump's agenda depends heavily on whether they can win the Senate as well.

Democrats would need to flip at least four seats there, two of them in states that Trump won by double digits in 2024.

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