# Can Trump fend off a Democratic blue wave in the US midterms?

https://mins.news/en/video/103902

- BBC News, 2026-10-17 00:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G-NflYNCts

> Americans will vote in 17 days, with the outcome shaping the remainder of Donald Trump’s presidency. Thousands of contests at different levels of government take place on 3 November, but the central focus is control of the House and Senate, both currently held by Republicans.

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