
Americans are voting to renew the House of Representatives and a third of the Senate, in a context of sanctions against Donald Trump.
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Since 1946, only Bill Clinton in 1998 and George W. Bush in 2002 have escaped electoral defeat in the House of Representatives during the midterm elections. The loss of the majority, even in just one of the two chambers, would put the brakes on Donald Trump for his last two years in office.
Will Donald Trump manage to maintain the majority in the two chambers that make up the United States Congress or will the Democrats take control thanks to a "blue wave"? American voters voted on Tuesday, November 3, during the "midterms", or mid-term elections, to renew all the seats in the House of Representatives (the equivalent of our National Assembly) as well as a third of those in the Senate. The first results point towards a sanction vote against Donald Trump. Franceinfo allows you to follow the seat count throughout the night.
The two assemblies that make up the American Congress are currently dominated by the Republican Party of Donald Trump. But the tenant of the White House is entering these elections in a bad position with his popularity rating at its lowest in the polls. The President of the United States is paying in particular for the inflation caused by the war with Iran and the crises in the Straits of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb, as well as by the shock of his customs duties.
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It is customary in the United States to see sitting presidents sanctioned during midterm elections. Since 1946, only Bill Clinton in 1998 and George W. Bush in 2002 have managed to escape an electoral defeat in the House of Representatives. The loss of the majority, even in just one of the two chambers of Congress, would put the brakes on Donald Trump for his last two years in office.

American voters vote on November 3, 2018 during the midterm elections to renew the House of Representatives and a third of the Senate. The first results indicate a sanction vote against Donald Trump, whose Republican Party currently dominates both chambers. A loss of the majority would slow down the president for his last two years in office.
Donald Trump posts three messages on Truth Social criticizing Fox News and its polling during the November 3 midterm elections. Republicans fear losing control of one or both chambers of Congress to Democrats, which would expose Trump to investigations in the House of Representatives.

During the US mid-term elections on November 3, 2026, Democrat Jon Ossoff was re-elected senator from Georgia with more than 60% of the vote according to the AP. Nearly 250 million voters are called to the polls to renew a third of the Senate and the entire House of Representatives, in a vote considered as a referendum on the action of Donald Trump.

The US midterm elections take place on Tuesday, November 3, with nearly 250 million voters called to the polls to renew a third of the Senate and the entire House of Representatives. The first polling stations have closed on the East Coast and the first results are in Kentucky and Virginia, according to the Associated Press. The vote is presented as a referendum for or against the action of Donald Trump, whose popularity rating was 37.5% positive opinions according to The New York Times.
Bruno Retailleau is proposing three televised debates between now and the end of the year between candidates from the right and the center, as well as a primary at the start of next year. Edouard Philippe still refuses this ballot, while Retailleau limits the primary to four declared candidates: Philippe, Attal, Lisnard and himself.

The US mid-term elections take place on Tuesday November 3 with nearly 250 million voters called to the polls. The first polling stations have closed on the East Coast and the first results are in Kentucky and Virginia. Control of Congress is at stake, with a third of the Senate and the entire House of Representatives up for renewal. More than 58 million Americans have already voted early or by mail. Donald Trump's popularity rating is at its lowest at 37.5% positive opinions according to The New York Times.