Why did Trump's Republicans lose the US midterm elections? | Global News Podcast

The Democrats have won control of the Senate and House of Representatives in the 2026 US midterm elections. The sweeping victory saw Democrats flip seats in conservative strongholds like Texas, Kansas and South Carolina. Democrat Senator Jon Ossoff, who won re-election in Georgia, said Americans had delivered a rebuke of Donald Trump. Vice-President JD Vance has blamed the Iran war for the Republicans' poor showing, saying it was the main reason people abandoned the party.

In this video, we ask our analyst why voters turned against the president and his party, and whether the Maga movement still has power. Plus, our correspondent in Michigan reports on the historic victory for Abdul El-Sayed, who will become America's first Muslim senator - and how it could point to a new, more progressive direction for the Democrats.

00:00 Introduction
02:11 Why Republicans lost the midterms
04:58 Is Maga over?
06:04 What does the midterms victory mean for Democrats?
08:36 Abdul El-Sayed's historic Michigan victory

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