Michigan voters face crucial choice as Trump’s grip on Congress is tested
Michigan’s closely contested Senate race and voter concerns over the economy are putting Donald Trump’s control of Washington to the test. Al Jazeera’s Mikail Malik spoke to voters in Brighton about the issues driving their vote and the stakes for control of Congress.
The frontrunner to lead the US House of Representatives after Democrats take control of Congress in January has said he is “a hard yes” for impeaching Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth. New York congressman Hakeem Jeffries told ABC’s programme This Week that Hegseth had “abused his power, undermined our national security, and engineered this reckless and costly war of choice in Iran”.
Supporters of Democratic US Senate candidate James Talarico cheer after he won the Texas race during a midterm election night watch party at the Long Center for the Performing Arts in Austin, Texas, on November 3, 2026. Trump on Sunday defended Hegseth when talking with reporters, saying: “I mean he’s guilty of two things, basically winning two wars,” referring to the US raid on Venezuela in January that removed President Nicholas Maduro and the ongoing war with Iran.
Trump concedes some voters were unhappy with his administration's controversial deportation drive.
Trump said his deportation policy may be one of the reasons the Republicans lost so much ground in the midterm elections.
The SMBLF also condemned reported attacks on political figures, including the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, in Makurdi and Omoyele Sowore of the African Action Congress (AAC) in Ekiti State. “The SMBLF is also alarmed by reports and video footage of attacks on political figures, including reported incidents involving the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, Mr Peter Obi, in Makurdi and later in other locations, as well as Omoyele Sowore of the African Action Congress (AAC) in Ekiti State.
Republicans in US House and Senate will hold elections on Tuesday to select leadership after losing their majorities.