State representative Rosenthal’s win comes after national backlash to French’s social media remarks targeting south Asian Americans ...

Nine men are on trial in Manchester accused of either taking part in abuse or encouraging offending on internet ...

Excitement over midterm election results tempered by worry of return to ‘business as usual’ ...

The real question in my mind is whether Democrats will take advantage of the new age of populism ...

Former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder will face unbeaten cruiserweight star Jai Opetaia on the undercard of Tyson Fury v Anthony Joshua in Cardiff ...

Community college professor unseats incumbent Republican David Valdao in seat redrawn under Prop 50 ...

Trump’s rout could be part of a democratic spring that began in Hungary. But will it extend to the French elections next May? asks Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst ...

Owners of pilates and yoga studios in the US got political and encouraged their followers to vote on social media ...

The Democrats have won a historic midterms sweep, winning back control of Congress in a major setback for Donald Trump, now a lame-duck president for the rest of his time in office. Lucy Hough speaks ...

Republicans’ crushing setback will play out in stock markets, inflation, interest rates and economic growth ...

President’s party stripped of control after he spent weeks pleading with Americans to pretend he was on ballot ...

After the party regained control of both the House and Senate, stars including Viola Davis, Bette Midler and John Cusack have been celebrating ...