Midterms 2026: America inflicts a repudiation on Donald Trump, the Democrats offer themselves a vast victory

Midterms 2026: The Senate and the House of Representatives swing in favor of the Democrats… Follow the results and the map live

MAP – The Democratic Party takes control of the Senate and should, in all likelihood, also take control of the House of Representatives in what looks like a blue wave sweeping across the country.

Midterms 2026: in Ohio, a resounding defeat for billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy and the Republicans

PORTRAIT – Democrat Amy Acton won the post of governor of Ohio by defeating the entrepreneur close to the White House.

Romuald Sciora: “American Democracy Will Never Fully Recover From What Happened With Donald Trump”

According to the French-American essayist, the 47th president is setting precedents that weaken the United States and will not disappear completely, even if a Democrat takes office.

Donald Trump, a president locked in his world and disconnected from the realities of America

DECRYPTION - Throughout the midterm campaign, the American president appeared out of step with voters' priorities.

Less inflation and more purchasing power: Donald Trump's failed promise, which could cost him dearly in the midterms

Elected President of the United States in November 2024 on the commitment to put an end to rising prices and restore purchasing power to Americans, the Republican billionaire must, two years later, face a grim assessment.

Midterms 2026: referendums organized in each state to resolve social debates

STORY - At the initiative of elected officials or citizens, various subjects were submitted in each state to American voters, who had multiple votes to cast during these “midterms”.

Philippe Gélie’s editorial: “Democracy according to Donald Trump”

Becoming a minority will not fundamentally alter the style of the 47th President of the United States, who will continue to rule by decree and tweets, with this increasingly uninhibited tone.

Margot Haddad: “There is no French Trump at the moment”

INTERVIEW - For the former correspondent in Washington and presenter on LCI, Trumpism is also a method of conquest and exercise of power, which could be exported to France “faster than we believe”. Some politicians are already approaching it, like Jean-Luc Mélenchon.

Midterms: in Oklahoma, Democrat Cyndi Munson's crazy bet to become governor of the most Trumpist state in the United States

REPORT - Going against her party lines, without personal fortune and facing a millionaire dubbed by Donald Trump, she took the gamble of coming into contact with this Maga kingdom. A campaign that tells the story of the divorce between Democrats and rural America. And the challenges to overcome to win it back.