US midterm elections 2026 live: all eyes on last two razor-thin Senate races as Democrats vie to expand blue wave
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Tight races in Mississippi and Alaska could further tip scale for Democrats; blue wave has already given the party more than 40 new House seats Live results | Q&A: Ask your questions about Democrats’ win Sign up for Breaking News US email Meanwhile, Donald Trump has issued a statement on his Truth Social app calling on Americans to embrace artificial intelligence (AI), or “ superintelligence ” as he prefers to call it, arguing that those which attract AI companies, data centres and investment stand to become enormously wealthy. As my colleague Graeme Wearden writes , global markets have been rattled by a Wall Street selloff in AI-related stocks, amid concerns that the prospect of tighter regulation following the US midterm elections could add to worries over the sector’s mounting debt and spending. Trump wrote: As President, I am 100% in favor of Super Intelligence (SI), and will work with the many States in the U.S. that want to become RICH by having them. They are GOLD, and only foolish leadership will say “NO” to the riches they bring!” I JUST WASN’T ON THE BALLOT. IF I WERE, WE WOULD HAVE WON IN A LANDSLIDE!” Continue reading...