Democrats aim to rein in Trump after seizing U.S. House

Donald Trump faced greater restraints on his presidency after Democrats won control of the U.S. House of Representatives and pledged to hold the Republican accountable after a tumultuous two years in the White House.

Trump to hold news conference on Wednesday after election: White House

U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a news conference on Wednesday morning, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said in a post on Twitter, following results from Tuesday's midterm congressional election.

Germany: 'Europe United' must be answer to Trump's 'America First'

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Wednesday that Europe must respond to U.S. President Donald Trump's "America First" agenda of tighter borders, protectionist economic policies and unilateralist diplomacy, with "Europe United".

It would be wrong to expect policy change from Trump after mid-terms: German minister

It would be wrong to expect policy change from U.S. President Donald Trump after mid-term elections, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Wednesday.

Girl Scouts sue Boy Scouts over trademark as boys welcome girls

The Girl Scouts of the United States of America filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday, after the Boy Scouts decided to drop "Boy" from its namesake program and start welcoming older girls.

Manhattan subway bomber found guilty of supporting Islamic State

The Bangladeshi man accused of detonating a bomb last December in a New York City subway passageway on behalf of Islamic State was found guilty on Tuesday of all six criminal counts against him, including use of a weapon of mass destruction and support of a terrorist organization, according to federal prosecutors.

EU officials hail Trump setback in midterm elections

The European Union's deputy chief executive hailed Democratic victories in the U.S. midterm elections in comments that took a clear swipe at what he called "rudeness" and "racism" under President Donald Trump.

Factbox: Democrats to pick up net 27 seats in U.S. House - media/data provider DDHQ

U.S. voters on Tuesday went to the polls in congressional elections for all 435 seats of the House of Representatives. The Democratic Party needs to pick up 23 seats to wrest control of the chamber from the Republican Party.

Factbox: Seven takeaways from the U.S. congressional elections

Tuesday's U.S. congressional elections ended with what might be called a split decision. Democrats gained more than enough seats to take control of the U.S. House of Representatives, but lost ground to Republicans in the U.S. Senate and came up short in some key governor's races.

Eyeing conservative U.S. top court, two states pass abortion measures

Voters in Alabama and West Virginia on Tuesday passed ballot measures that could pave the way for new limits or a full ban on abortion in those states if the conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court overturns the 1973 ruling that legalized abortion.

Related Videos

India turns a blind eye to Delhi's toxic smog

INSIGHT: Tokyo raises roof on 2020 Olympic venue

Introducing the all-new
Reuters News app

The new Reuters News app is here, redesigned from the ground up to fit your busy life.

Get it now on iOS