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Indian-American Candidates Make Their Mark in 2026 US Midterms, Scoring Key Wins Across Congress and State Politics
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Indian-American Candidates Make Their Mark in 2026 US Midterms, Scoring Key Wins Across Congress and State Politics

Indian-American candidates secured major victories in the 2026 US midterms, winning congressional and state-level races while several contests remained unresolved.

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Elon Musk Tops 2026 Midterm Donor Rankings With About $446 Million, as Democrats Win Control of Congress International
Elon Musk Tops 2026 Midterm Donor Rankings With About $446 Million, as Democrats Win Control of Congress

Elon Musk gave about $445.6 million to Republican causes in the 2026 midterms, far ahead of Mike Bloomberg’s $84.8 million, per FEC data through mid-October. Democrats still won control of both the House and Senate on Election Day.

Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan Senate Seat, Becoming First Muslim Elected to the US Senate International
Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan Senate Seat, Becoming First Muslim Elected to the US Senate

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s open Senate race, becoming the first Muslim elected to the US Senate, per AP projections. He led 51.9% to 46.1% after a bitter campaign, as Democrats also won control of Congress.

South Korea and Turkey Agree to Deepen Nuclear and Defence Cooperation at Seoul Summit International
South Korea and Turkey Agree to Deepen Nuclear and Defence Cooperation at Seoul Summit

South Korea and Turkey agreed to deepen nuclear and defence cooperation at a Seoul summit, signing a new financing memorandum to support South Korean firms in Turkey’s Sinop nuclear plant project. The leaders also pledged cooperation on infrastructure, biotechnology, AI and critical minerals.

US Midterm Elections 2026: Democrats Take Senate and House as Trump Faces Major Electoral Rebuke International
US Midterm Elections 2026: Democrats Take Senate and House as Trump Faces Major Electoral Rebuke

Democrats took control of the Senate and House in the 2026 US midterms, delivering a major setback to President Donald Trump as vote counting continued.

From 1994 to 2022: How US Midterm Elections Have Repeatedly Reshaped Control of Congress

US midterms have repeatedly reshaped Congress: the president’s party lost House seats in 18 of 20 midterms since 1946, from Clinton’s 1994 loss of 54 seats to Biden’s nine in 2022. Counting cont...

Trump Claims Republicans Would Have Won ‘In a Landslide’ If He Had Been on the Ballot

Donald Trump said Republicans would have won the 2026 midterms by a landslide if he had been on the ballot, as Democrats made major congressional gains.

Xi Jinping's Purge Deepens: China's Fifth Plenum Confirms Record 33 Expulsions

China’s Fifth Plenum confirmed a record 33 Central Committee expulsions, including 16 generals, leaving the Central Military Commission with only Xi Jinping and Zhang Shengmin. The purge raises ques...

UK Warns EU Against Excluding Britain From "Made in Europe"

UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting warned the EU against excluding Britain from its “Made in Europe” industrial push, cautioning against “self-defeating protectionism” two weeks before the Nov...

Midterm Forecasts Point to Democratic Gains as US Votes Tuesday

Ahead of Tuesday’s US midterms, forecasting models favour Democrats to win the House with roughly 230 seats and give them a lean in the Senate. Trump’s approval near 39% and record early voting un...

S. Jaishankar Slams Energy Market Disruptions Through Sanctions and Chokepoints at G20 Atlanta Meeting

India’s Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar told the G20 in Atlanta that disruptions to global energy trade through sanctions and chokepoints are a “calculated strategy to hold prices hosta...

Trump Reverses Course, Reinstates Kansas and Iowa Rallies in Turbulent Final Stretch of Midterms Campaign

Trump reinstated Kansas and Iowa rallies a day after cancelling them, insisting Republicans “have a shot” in Tuesday’s midterms as a record 47.9 million Americans have already voted, with Democr...

G20 Foreign Ministers End Atlanta Meeting Without Consensus on Key Issues

G20 foreign ministers ended their Atlanta meeting without a joint communiqué, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio issuing a chairman’s statement instead, as divisions over Russia, Ukraine, Iran and...

France Braces for Third Weekend of Protests on Halloween, Deploys 70,000 Security Personnel

France deployed 70,000 security personnel for Halloween protests, its third straight weekend of unrest, banning city-centre demonstrations and imposing Paris curfews. Interior Minister Nuñez warned o...

India Votes for 34th Consecutive Year to End US Embargo on Cuba

India voted for the 34th straight year to end the US embargo on Cuba as the UNGA adopted the resolution 130-17-25, a sharply narrower margin after US lobbying. The session was suspended after a confro...


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