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Democrats take both chambers of Congress in midterms as Trump vows vetoes

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Democrats won, or were projected to win, control of both the Senate and the House in the midterm elections held on Tuesday, leaving President Donald Trump with less legislative power for his final two years. Trump posted an image of a red cap reading “Veto” on Truth Social. He said he would become “Mr. Veto,” telling a podcast he expected to issue vetoes for “a month or two” before reaching deals with Democrats. A White House official described the mood inside the White House as “defiant,” according to Breitbart News.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Democrats won or were projected to win control of both the Senate and the House in the midterm elections.

    Reported byLeft1Center1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Independent
    Center
    BBC News
    Far Right
    Breitbart News

  2. Trump posted an image of a red baseball cap reading “Veto” on his Truth Social account.

    Reported byLeft1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Independent
    Far Right
    Breitbart News

  3. Trump said he would become “Mr. Veto” and expected to issue vetoes for a month or two before making deals.

    Reported byLeft1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Independent
    Far Right
    Breitbart News

  4. Trump has used the veto 12 times across his two terms, according to the Independent.

    One outletThe Independent· Left

  5. A White House official said the mood inside the White House was “defiant”, according to Breitbart News.

    One outletBreitbart News· Far Right

How each side tells it

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All three sides report that Democrats won or were projected to win both chambers and that Trump has promised vetoes. The left and right stress Trump’s defiance and veto threat, while the center asks what powers he still holds.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Headlines frame the midterm result as a defeat for Trump and focus on his veto threat and lame-duck status.

    Trump’s one-word cap post Loaded verb“reveals his sudden lame-duck role”“Reveals” presents the cap post as proof of a status the post does not establish on its own.More neutral: shows his lame-duck role after losing CongressDisagree with this highlight? after losing Congress
    The IndependentLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The headline is a question that explains what Trump can now do with Congress controlled by Democrats.

    With Congress flipped, what does Trump do next?
    BBC NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    Breitbart’s headline centres on Trump sharing the veto cap and preparing to fight Democrats after the midterm wins.

    Trump Shares Image of 'VETO' Cap in Preparation to Fight Democrats After Midterm Wins
    Breitbart NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

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Words that carry a judgement beyond the facts. Tap a highlighted word anywhere on the page to see why.

  • Left3

    is threatening to respondreveals his sudden lame-duck roledisastrous defeat

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    is threatening to respondMore neutral: is saying he will respond

    “Threatening” characterises a stated plan to use a veto as a menace.

    …and Senate and cement his status as a lame duck, President Donald Trump is threatening to respond by using the one remaining lever of power available to him by rejecting…

    Used byThe Independent (Left)

  • Loaded verb

    reveals his sudden lame-duck roleMore neutral: shows his lame-duck role after losing Congress

    “Reveals” presents the cap post as proof of a status the post does not establish on its own.

    Trump’s one-word cap post reveals his sudden lame-duck role after losing Congress

    Used byThe Independent (Left)

  • Sensational language

    disastrous defeatMore neutral: defeat

    The word “disastrous” adds the writer’s judgement of the result, which the facts alone do not state.

    Donald Trump has responded to his disastrous defeat in the US midterm elections by threatening to use one of his most significant…

    Used byThe Independent (Left)

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Trump’s defiance and veto threat
  • Lame-duck status after losing Congress
  • Loss of legislative power
See the headline from the leftHide the headlines

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Democratic sweep of both chambers
  • Reduced legislative power for Trump
  • What presidential powers remain
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  • BBC NewsCenter

    With Congress flipped, what does Trump do next?

    The BBC's Nada Tawfik breaks down what the president could do now after losing both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections.

    Read at BBC News (opens in a new tab)

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Trump standing firm
  • Veto cap image as a signal
  • White House defiant mood
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  • Breitbart NewsFar Right

    Trump Shares Image of 'VETO' Cap in Preparation to Fight Democrats After Midterm Wins

    President Donald Trump is standing firm against the Democrats who were projected to take the U.S. House and U.S. Senate as the midterm elections came to a close on Tuesday evening.

    Read at Breitbart News (opens in a new tab)

The stories you read build My Mix, a private picture of which sides cover the stories you choose, kept on this device. What is My Mix?

The left is Far Left and Left together. The right is Right and Far Right together. Every outlet keeps its own five-point rating.

Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    First to report

    The Independent, Nov 4, 12:30 AM EST

  • Center

    17 hr 19 min later

    Its first report, Nov 4, 5:50 PM EST

  • Right

    1 hr 8 min later

    Its first report, Nov 4, 1:38 AM EST

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  1. The IndependentLeftNov 4, 12:30 AM EST
  2. Breitbart NewsFar RightNov 4, 1:38 AM EST
  3. BBC NewsCenterNov 4, 5:50 PM EST

Times are the ones the outlets published in their own feeds, in Eastern time. Opinion is left out.

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