The Papers: 'Crushing midterm rebuke' and 'Trumped'

Here is the latest breaking news from around the world: 'Crushing midterm rebuke' and 'Trumped'Published6 minutes agoImage caption, Almost all the front pages carry the results of the US midterm elections, where President Donald Trump's Republican Party is suffering heavy defeats and will lose control of Congress. "Crushing midterm rebuke to Trump" is the Financial Times' verdict, embedding a tally of the results so far - which show the Democrats winning majorities in the Senate and House of Representatives. "Anger over cost of living spurs Democratic blue wave" the paper says, providing its business-focused audience a taste of the market reaction by reporting "oil prices tumble and tech hyperscalers' shares surge".

Image caption, The Daily Telegraph focuses on the blame-shifting, saying Vice President JD Vance "turns on Trump" and "blames Iran war" after the "Republicans' humiliating midterm election defeat". It quotes the "defiant" president after he said: I'll do it all again", according to the paper. The Telegraph also notes some of the Democrats' breakthroughs on the "record-breaking" night, including its victory in Kansas which it explains "had not elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1932".

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Image caption, "Trump faces backlash as Democrats make history" says the headline in the Times - placing a photo of James Talarico, the successful Senate Democratic candidate in Texas, placing a hand across his chest in front of his supporters at his victory rally, celebrating a feat not seen "for nearly 40 years". It says the "president's opponents" have "captured seven Senate seats in Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina and, in the biggest prize of the night, in Texas". Image caption, "Vance blames Trump's war for crushing defeat" continues the i Paper.

"Blue wave sweeps America - washing away Maga candidates", the paper concludes, although it adds comments from the White House: "Trump is still your President". Image caption, "The daggers were out for Donald Trump" says the Daily Mail, writing: "JD Vance and even Don Jr blame President's Iran War debacle for poll wipeout". The Mail also highlights a piece from its veteran columnist Richard Littlejohn under the headline "A Republican friend tells me: "Trump's crazy, he's capable of anything now - even starting WWIII".

Image caption, "Trumped" is the Guardian's single-word headline. Americans "woke up to a radically altered political landscape", the paper says, as a "new era on Capitol Hill dawned". Image caption, "Lame Donald Duck" says the Metro, teasing the president using the "lame duck" refrain that appears on multiple front pages, crediting the insult to the victory speech of "Democrat big-hitter Jon Ossoff", who won his Senate race in Georgia, who the paper nominates as "a likely 2028 presidential challenger".

Image caption, "Trump dumped" says the Independent. "American voters rebuke president over Iran war and hand Congress to Democrats in historic election upset," it reports.

The story has become one of the most prominent items on the global agenda.