
An initial result is available; a rock star fears interference in free and fair elections
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So far, US President Trump has largely been able to govern. That could change in the midterm elections. An initial result is now available.
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So far, US President Trump has largely been able to govern. That could change in the midterm elections. An initial result is now available; a rock star fears manipulation. Follow all developments in live analysis.

On Election Day of the US midterm elections, Vice President Vance is promoting tax cuts while the Justice Department is sending 1,000 election observers. At the same time, civil rights activists are preparing for an election dispute in Alaska, and California is stopping the US government in the postal voting dispute. Trump announces precautionary pardons and uses government aid as a means of pressure.

Abdul El-Sayed is running for the Democrats for a US Senate seat in Michigan. Donald Trump defames him as a “radical Islamist”. At the same time, Haley Stevens broke with the party and supported Republican Mike Rogers after the dispute over El-Sayed's stance on Israel escalated. The race is considered head-to-head.

On November 3, 2026, Chancellor Friedrich Merz is promoting support for Ukraine during President Zelensky's visit to Berlin, wants to make other Europeans more responsible and appeal to US President Trump.
Berlin CDU leader Stefan Evers is once again offering exploratory talks before a meeting with the Greens and SPD and is warning against a state government under left-wing leadership. The Left, the Greens and the SPD have already started coalition talks.
Ahead of the US midterm elections on November 3rd, the openly socialist movement Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is gaining influence within the Democratic Party. The DSA is not running as a separate party; its candidates are running as Democrats. Membership fluctuates between 95,000 and 130,000, following a boom and internal struggles over Israel. Prominent Democrats like Gavin Newsom are open to the organization, while the Trump administration wants to portray the Democrats as a party of socialists and extremists.

In the US midterms, all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 Senate seats will be redefined. The election is seen as a referendum on President Donald Trump's policies. Losing both chambers would be a dramatic defeat for the US president and could enable Democrats to exert greater control over his government.