The Latest Breaking News from Midterm election

Five states will vote on the measure for recreational and medical use of Cannabis during the midterm elections.

Phoenix (AFP) - Officials in an Arizona county at the center of unsubstantiated right-wing claims of fraud during the US midterm election said Wednesday there was no criminality involved in isolated problems with voting machines.

As the US midterm election results roll in, it’s evident that the Republican “red wave” that many experts anticipated hasn’t materialised. Early numbers indicate that Republicans are likely to take back the House of Representatives but by slimmer numbers than expected, even as the US Senate remains a toss-up. While…

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump's dominant role looks to have limited the Republican Party's ability to take full advantage of a midterm election opportunity.

Voters cast ballots to decide makeup of US legislature, state and local officials, with results still rolling in.

The US midterm elections occurred Tuesday, with polls closing from late Wednesday morning AEDT. There are many results still outstanding, but Democrats have gained Pennsylvania in the Senate, and appear likely to hold Arizona, while Republicans will probably hold Wisconsin.

On average, the US president’s political party loses 28 seats in the House of Representatives and four Senate seats in their first midterm elections. While votes continue to be tallied, early results indicate that President Joe Biden’s Democratic Party has, at the very least, done far better than average.

After the Supreme Court scrapped Roe v Wade, voters in five states voted directly on the future of reproductive healthcare in midterm elections

For news organizations covering the midterm election, it was a night in search of a narrative