The taz politics podcast: How much power does Trump have after the midterms?

The Democrats won a landslide victory in the US midterms. The Republicans suffered a bitter defeat - even in former strongholds like Texas and Kansas. The key issues in the election were the high cost of living and corruption.

But what do the new balance of power mean? Can the Democrats contain the US president with their majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate? Is Trump now a “lame duck” or is he continuing with the authoritarian restructuring of the state? Are there cracks in the MAGA movement - and are Republicans turning away from the president after this defeat? And what lessons will the Democrats learn from their success with a view to the 2028 presidential election? Do they move to the left?

wochentaz editor Martina Mescher talks about these questions with taz editor-in-chief Barbara Junge, taz foreign editor and US expert Bernd Pickert and USA correspondent Sebastian Moll.

We analyze the US midterm elections on November 3rd: What does the result mean for US politics, the Democrats, Donald Trump and the 2028 presidential election?

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