Voting got underway on Tuesday, 3 November 2026, in the US midterm elections, in a contest العربية describes as decisive for the shape of the remaining two years of Donald Trump's presidency.
The vote will determine the makeup of Congress, and العربية frames the outcome as one that could alter the political landscape Trump governs with for the rest of his term.
Coverage of the race has focused on expectations of a strong Democratic performance. BBC carried a piece from The Independent arguing that a heavy defeat for Trump's party in the congressional elections would make him more dangerous, while Monte Carlo Doualiya reported talk of a "blue tsunami" and a political paradox facing the Democrats.
Other outlets have turned to the mechanics and consequences of the vote. Asharq Al-Awsat examined why US elections are held on a Tuesday and specifically in November, and Argaam looked at whether a divided Congress is the key to Wall Street's rise.
With no further detail available in the source material, the scale of any swing and the final balance of power in Congress remain to be confirmed as results come in.
What to watch next: the vote counts and seat tallies that will show whether the predicted Democratic wave materialises and how it reshapes Trump's legislative room to manoeuvre.
