
United States Midterm Elections
28 | November | 2018
In the USA midterm elections, the Democrats won a majority in the House of Representatives while the Republicans hold sway in the Senate. What will the impact be, of the new composition of the Congress on Trump’s Presidency, in terms of both domestic and foreign policies?
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Resources
Remarks by President Trump in Press Conference After Midterm Elections [7/11/2018]
White House
2018 Midterm Election Results [7/11/2018]
The New York Times
Midterm Congressional, State, and Local Elections
USA Government
Opinions & Analysis
The Impact of the U.S. Midterms on U.S.-Indonesia Relations [26/11/2018]
Joshua Kurlantzick, CFR
Don't Mess With Nancy Pelosi [25/11/2018]
Paul Waldman, American Prospect
Hoist a Glass, Democrats. Demographic Destiny Is Back. [25/11/2018]
Albert Hunt, Bloomberg
House Dems' 1st Order of Business: Restore Democracy [25/11/2018]
Pelosi & Sarbanes, Houston Chronicle
Pelosi’s House fight portent of battles to come [22/11/2018]
Janan Ganesh, Financial Times
US Foreign Policy After the Midterm Election [21/11/2018]
Anne-Marie Slaughter & Elmira Bayrasli, Project Syndicate
What to Root for in the Pelosi Saga [21/11/2018]
David Leonhardt, New York Times
Democrats need a bold agenda. Here’s what they should do in the first 100 days of Congress. [21/11/2018]
Bernie Sanders, Washington Post
Congress’s new intake use their online influence with voters [20/11/2018]
Courtney Weaver, Financial Times
How to Not Screw Up a Democratic Majority [13/11/2018]
Walter Pincus, The Cipher
If the Midterms Were a Referendum, Trump Won [12/11/2018]
Musa al-Gharbi, Washington Post
New Democrats successfully (and quietly) help take back majority [12/11/2018]
Scott Peter, The Hill
Let the People Vote [11/11/2018]
David Leonhardt, New York Times
2018 Was Way Better for Democrats Than Most Seem to Think [10/11/2018]
Chris Cillizza, CNN
The Resistance Strikes Back [10/11/2018]
Michelle Goldberg, New York Times
Obama Is Still Electoral Kryptonite in Swing States [09/11/2018]
Rachel Stoltzfoos, The Federalist
Nancy Pelosi’s First Order of Business Should Be to Reclaim the Power of the House [09/11/2018]
Greg Weiner, New York Times
The Midterm Elections in the United States [8/11/2018]
Daniel Shapiro and Eldad Shavit, INSS
Why Democrats Must Impeach the President [8/11/2018]
Tom Steyer, New York Times
Democrats face tough 2020 battle after blowing chance at blue wave [08/11/2018]
Kristin Tate, The Hill
The Midterms Prove Only One Thing: Trump Owns the GOP [7/11/2018]
Daniel McCarthy, National Interest
What the Democrats Must Do Now to Defeat Trump [7/11/2018]
David Remnick, The New Yorker
US Midterm Elections: What the Results Mean [07/11/2018]
AA.VV., Chatham House
Democrats Won the House, But Trump Won the Election [7/11/2018]
Ed Rogers, Washington Post
What a Democratic House means for Europe [7/11/2018]
Tyson Barker, Politico
For Democrats--and America--a Sigh of Relief [7/11/2018]
Frank Bruni, New York Times
The fight goes on: Election Night 2018 [7/11/2018]
Elaine Kamarck, Brookings Institution
Forget the Blue Wave. Behold the Purple Puddle [7/11/2018]
Glenn Reynolds, USA Today
Voters Want Balance, Not Resistance [7/11/2018]
Josh Kraushaar, National Journal
Democrats' Health-Care Revenge [7/11/2018]
Jeff Spross, The Week
Florida Survives Category 5 Liberalism [7/11/2018]
George Neumayr, The American Spectator
Vote Republican and Continue the Jobs Boom [6/11/2018]
Donald Trump, FOX News
Europe’s Midterm Results: More Trump [6/11/2018]
Pierre Vimont, Carnegie Europe
Vote Your Fears on Health Care, Not Caravan 'Crisis' [6/11/2018]
Andy Slavitt, USA Today
The Women's Revolt: Can the Resistance Save America? [6/11/2018]
Michelle Goldberg, New York Times
Let's Vote to Uphold Our Nation's Values [6/11/2018]
James Comey, New York Times
Will Trump Shatter His Own Mystique? [6/11/2018]
Harris & Johnson, Politico
Dems Aren't Moving Left. They're Returning to Their Roots. [6/11/2018]
Joshua Zeitz, Politico
What Democrats Don't Get About the Economic Resurgence [6/11/2018]
Liz Peek, The Hill
The Paradox of Trump's Poll Numbers and the Midterms [6/11/2018]
Mark Penn, The Hill
The Democrats Have Not Earned Your Vote [6/11/2018]
David French, National Review
A Chance to Reverse Damage Trump Has Done to Democracy [6/11/2018]
Dylan Matthews, Vox
Conservatism and Populism Go Back Centuries [06/11/2018]
Peter Berkowitz, Wall Street Journal
«Le parti républicain s'est conformé à l'image de Trump et à son nationalisme assumé» [05/11/2018]
Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer , Le Figaro
How could voter turnout influence US elections outcome? [03/11/2018]
Reinhilde Veugelers and Nick Kingsley
Three ways the US midterm elections will affect world politics [02/11/2018]
Fred Kempe, CNBC
Our right to vote [2/11/2018]
John R. Allen, Brookings Institution
Anticipating trouble: Congressional primaries and incumbent behavior [1/11/2018]
Elaine Kamarck and James Wallner, Brookings Institution
CSIS Election Cybersecurity Scorecard: The Outlook for 2018, 2020 and Beyond [1/11/2018]
William A. Carter, CSIS
Midterms of engagement: How the next US elections will affect Europe [31/10/2018]
Jeremy Shapiro, ECFR
What to Expect from the U.S. Midterm Elections [10/2018]
German Marshall Fund
Will minority and female turnout surges seal Democratic midterm victories? [31/10/2018]
William H. Frey, Brookings Institution
Midterm elections 2018: protegiendo el voto [26/10/2018]
Carlota García Encina, Elcano
Conservative Lawmakers Are Suppressing Voters—Here’s What You Can Do to Fight Back [26/10/2018]
Danielle Root and Connor Maxwell, Center for American Progress
American Democracy Is in Crisis, Not Just Because of Trump [07/08/2018]
Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
Can’t win midterms — on either side — with extreme messaging [05/08/2018]
Douglas Schoen, The Hill
Editorials
U.S. Elections Are Still a Wreck [26/11/2018]
Bloomberg
Go Ahead, Democrats. Fight Over Nancy Pelosi. [18/11/2018]
New York Times
Donald Trump being at bay after the midterms [11/11/2018]
The Observer
A good day for the US democratic system [07/11/2018]
Financial Times
The Democrats Won the House. Now What? [07/11/2018]
New York Times
Washington Will Benefit From Bipartisan Rule [07/11/2018]
Bloomberg
The new Congress can shed old habits [07/11/2018]
CS Monitor
A Strong Night for Republicans as 'Blue Wave' Fizzles [07/11/2018]
Washington Examiner
Gridlock Ahead: What Does It Mean for Trumponomics? [07/11/2018]
Investor's Business Daily
Midterms: l’ancrage du trumpisme [07/11/2018]
Le Monde
America Votes (Or Tries To) [06/11/2018]
New York Times
The Only Responsible Choice Is a Democratic Congress [06/11/2018]
Bloomberg
Trump, Republicans Have Delivered on Promise of Economic Boom [06/11/2018]
New York Sun
Prosperity Is on the Ballot Tuesday [05/11/2018]
New York Post
Trump Scapegoats Refugee Caravan for Midterm Votes [05/11/2018]
Miami Herald
Why Real Conservatives Will Vote Republican on Tuesday [05/11/2018]
Washington Examiner
Midterms Will Determine Future of Trump Presidency [05/11/2018]
South China Morning Post
Blue wave wanted [04/11/2018]
The Guardian
Tuesday a Chance to Reject Trump's Demagoguery [04/11/2018]
Washington Post
The Elections Offer America a Chance to Change [02/11/2018]
The Economist
A record in ‘diversity’ of candidates [02/11/2018]
CS Monitor
Republicans' Great Enemy: Voters [01/11/2018]
Washington Post
Why Would Dems Oppose Measures Ensuring Clean Elections? [01/11/2018]
Washington Times
Voters: This Is What's at Stake in the Midterms [30/10/2018]
Washington Post
Trump renforce sa majorité au Sénat après une victoire dans le Mississippi [28/11/2018]
Le Monde
In Courting New Liberals, Pelosi Runs a Risk: A Freedom Caucus of the Left [27/11/2018]
Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Astead W. Herndon, New York Times
A Human Rights Champion Comes to the House [14/11/2018]
Robbie Gramer, Foreign Policy
Trump claims 'honest vote' not possible in Florida as counties rush to recount [12/11/2018]
Erin Durkin, The Guardian
Uncounted Ballots, Overvoted Ballots: Why Is the Governor Claiming Fraud in Florida’s Election? [11/11/2018]
Frances Robles and Patricia Mazzei, New York Times
'Democrats won the House but Trump won the election' – and 2020 is next [10/11/2018]
David Smith, The Guardian
A night of firsts: the candidates who made history in the 2018 midterms [07/11/2018]
Sam Levin and Julia Carrie Wong, The Guardian
Midterm Election Results: 4 Key Takeaways [07/11/2018]
Jeremy W. Peters, Matt Flegenheimer, Elizabeth Dias, Susan Chira, Kate Zernike and Alexander Burns, New York Times
Democrats win the House, and Jewish lawmakers step into key roles [07/11/2018]
Ron Kampeas, JTA
A New York, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez devient la plus jeune parlementaire de l’histoire des Etats-Unis [07/11/2018]
Le Monde
Etats-Unis: ce qu’il faut retenir des résultats des élections de mi-mandat [07/11/2018]
Le Monde
Midterms 2018: Obama makes last ditch attempt to win Democrat votes in Virginia with rousing rally speech [06/11/2018]
Andrew Buncombe, The Independent
11 Key Places That Will Decide the Midterm Outcome [06/11/2018]
Charles Mahtesian, Politico
Trump Has Delivered on His Promises at Home and Abroad [06/11/2018]
Brett Decker, USA Today
Dems Aren't Certain to Win House, But They're Clear Favorites [06/11/2018]
Nate Silver, 538
'Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who's the Leftest of Them All?' [06/11/2018]
Deroy Murdock, FOX News
Did Walker, Trump Deal Away Wisconsin Race to Foxconn? [06/11/2018]
Dan Kaufman, New Yorker
National Politics Has Taken Over America [05/11/2018]
Emma Green, The Atlantic
For U.S. Democrats, the House is theirs to lose [04/11/2018]
Michael Wilner, Jerusalem Post
Trump and G.O.P. Candidates Escalate Race and Fear as Election Ploys [22/10/2018]
Alexander Burns & Astead W. Herndon, New York Times