December 2022
- Analysis
- US Senate
Why Georgia was always about more than one Senate seat
An enormous amount of money was spent in the state by political parties and the Democrats, at least, will be pleased with the result.
- Matthew Cranston
Democrats win election runoff in blow to Trump
US Senator Raphael Warnock won re-election in a hard-fought battle in Georgia, expanding the Democrat’s razor-thin majority in the chamber.
- Updated
- Nathan Layne
November 2022
- Opinion
- US election
Trump remains a winner where it really matters
High-profile candidates who got the Trump-hug tended to be losers. But among critical Republican primary voters, the former president’s pull is as strong as ever.
- Victoria Cooper
Republicans take control of the House
The narrow victory ushers in a new era of divided government in Washington after Democrats retained the Senate.
- Erik Wasson and Se Young Lee
- Analysis
- Trump's America
Trump’s secret weapon for a White House comeback
The former US president is a master at raising money which could help him win the Republican presidential nomination even as his popularity slips.
- Updated
- Matthew Cranston
Trump prepares to launch 2024 White House bid
The former president is set to make his announcement as Republicans are on the cusp of winning control of the House, with just one more seat needed.
- Jill Colvin
- Opinion
- Opinion
Democrats will have to balance rhetoric and reality post-midterms
Appealing to both domestic labour and foreign allies will be tougher for US politicians now that Republicans control the House.
- Rana Foroohar
Trump dealt another blow as key ally loses midterm race
The closely fought governor’s race in Arizona – a battleground state – was one of the most significant in the midterm elections.
- Julia Harte
‘Tired of losing’: Republicans want Trump to drop re-election bid
A growing chorus of senior people inside his own party have renewed their push to steer the former president away from another tilt at the top job in 2024.
- Patrick Marley, Amy B Wang and Steven Zeitchik
Democrats keep control of Senate with win in Nevada
Democrats were projected to retain control of the Senate on Saturday (Sunday AEDT), clinching a narrow majority.
- Hannah Knowles and Liz Goodwin
‘Move on’: Trump faces mounting Republican backlash
Prominent Republicans and the Murdoch media have stepped up attacks on Trump following a poor showing in this week’s elections.
- Jill Colvin
How Republicans turned the tables on Trump
The very system Donald Trump sought to undermine is now pushing the former president’s dreams of another term in office to the brink.
- Matthew Cranston
Murdoch media roast ‘loser’ Trump over midterm elections
The once cozy relationship between the Murdoch media and the former president has frayed even further after this week’s election results.
- Mark Niquette
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Trump stumbles but America’s divisions still show
The disruptive political rise of Donald Trump may now have peaked and even gone into decline, as the Republicans’ unexpectedly modest gains in the US midterm elections suggest.
- The AFR View
- Opinion
- Opinion
Republicans misjudged the power of abortion rights
Along with weak candidates and the lack of an economic plan, fears of a post-Roe rollback in reproductive rights were also behind the party’s underwhelming election result.
- Sarah Green Carmichael
Control of the House could depend on California
Control of both houses of Congress is still up for grabs but Republicans have the edge in the House; Donald Trump’s candidates had a 33 per cent success rate so far; Ron DeSantis’ strong performance boosts his presidential chances. See how the results unfolded here.
- Updated
- Timothy Moore, Natasha Rudra and Andrew Hobbs
- Opinion
- Opinion
US voters said nup to Trump
There was no red wave because enough Americans preferred boring Democrats over disruptive MAGA Republicans.
- Alex Tureman
Relieved Biden flags 2024 presidential tilt
After losing fewer seats in his first term than any other Democrat president in the last 40 years, Joe Biden also hinted that he would again run for president.
- Updated
- Matthew Cranston
- Opinion
- Opinion
Did Ron DeSantis just become the 2024 Republican front-runner?
The script has been written, the stage prepared: now we’ll see whether the governor of Florida can play the part that’s waiting for him.
- Ross Douthat
Why Vladimir Putin will lose out from the US midterm elections
The Kremlin had pinned its hopes on a red wave it believed could end US support for Ukraine, but after disastrous results Republicans will likely be consumed with infighting.
- Michael Hirsh