Red fights and blue: America’s midterm electi...

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America’s midterm elections, which will determine control of both chambers of Congress, end on Tuesday. For the past three months our correspondents have been travelling across the country, reporting on the trends and concerns shaping the race. This compilation episode highlig ...

America’s midterm elections have finished. While the full results may not be known for some time, Democrats appear to have outperformed expectations: Republicans will probably narrowly win the House, while the Senate remains too close to call. Argentina’s slum policy is a rare br ...  Show more

The votes are still being tallied across the country — but we’re starting to get a picture of what these midterms were all about, and where American politics might be headed. Astead Herndon joins Michael Barbaro, host of “The Daily,” to sift through early midterm election results ...  Show more

U.S. voters are casting their ballots in the midterm elections that will determine control of the House and Senate. What does the midterm results mean for America? Newstalk Breakfast spoke to David Smith Washington reporter with The Guardian and also Michael Graham, Broadcaster a ...  Show more