Donald Trump’s comeback has stalled
The former president’s anointed candidates were defeated in key races against the Democrats.
ByJoe Biden
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr was the forty-sixth president of the United States. Biden, born in 1942, was senator for Delaware for 36 years and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee before becoming Barack Obama’s vice-president. He assumed office as president on 20 January 2021, having beaten Donald Trump in the election the previous November, and left it on 20 January 2025, after stepping down from the nomination for the 2024 campaign in favour of Kamala Harris. Find our latest news and comment here.
US midterm elections 2022
Unpacking the events of the night as they happen.
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The Republican “red wave” has turned into a ripple
Many expected a landslide victory for the right over the Democrats in the US midterms – but the voters had…
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The midterms: a fight for America’s soul
In the key swing state of Pennsylvania, Donald Trump began his march back to the White House. Democrat John Fetterman’s…
Who will win the US House and Senate?
The New Statesman’s midterm elections forecast looks at whether the Democrats can hold the House on 8 November.
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Why the 2022 US midterms matter
For those who remain unconvinced.
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Democrats must stop allowing Republicans to frame US politics
They need to talk about how popular their achievements are – but not by using the language of Republicans.
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Three things to watch out for in the US midterms
The nationwide results will determine the future of Joe Biden’s presidency, and of American democracy itself.
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Is this America’s last real election?
Donald Trump’s election denial was once an egregious aberration. It’s now a widespread Republican strategy.
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Joe Biden gets a new UK prime minister – again
The political chaos in Westminster has raised eyebrows – and some concerns – in Washington.
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Republicans are surging but Democrats haven’t lost the midterms yet
Joe Biden had a good summer but his party is worried it came too early to impact the November elections.
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Joe Biden crushes Xi Jinping’s precious semiconductor ambitions
The US has imposed sweeping sanctions on a sector key to China’s goal of global technological dominance.
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Will the right-wing Supreme Court hurt Republicans in the US midterm elections?
The majority of voters favour gun control and abortion rights – in opposition to recent Court decisions.
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Joe Biden is king of the gaffe, but we should take “Armageddon” seriously
His latest warning about nuclear war is startlingly frank, but clear.
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Joe Biden’s marijuana pardons prove he can change with the times
The US president’s latest executive move is both popular and just.
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There will be no UK-US trade deal – and the Brexit fantasy has been punctured
Having cut themselves off from Europe, the Tories are adrift without a destination or a steering wheel.
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Liz Truss faces a frosty reception at the UN
As national mourning for the Queen ends, a priority for the Prime Minister is strained relations with the US and…
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“Special, but not exclusive”: will US/UK relations be damaged by Liz Truss?
Joe Biden has a new British PM to deal with, but the same Northern Ireland protocol problem.
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US rail workers get closer to a deal, and what they deserve
Interventions by Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden helped avert strike action, and an economic crisis.
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“This is the big battle”: Jan Schakowsky on abortion in America
The US congresswoman explains how the threat to reproductive rights comes from the same place as the Republicans’ dismissal of…
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