The US has been voting for senators, members of the House of Representatives and state governors in the midterm elections. Here are the results in full
The home secretary’s reforms merely reinforce the lie that migrants are to blame for all of the UK’s problems Five years ago, Shabana Mahmood called for a “general amnesty” for undocumented migrants. “That’s not official Labour party policy yet,” she mourned, “but myself and a group of other Labour MPs are continuing to make the argument.” Now home secretary, she is introducing one of Europe’s most punitive immigration and asylum systems. The standard qualifying period for migrant workers to gain secure residence will double to 10 years, which will be twice the length set out in almost all EU
Jennifer Welch is a Democrat who isn’t afraid to call out her own party. Carter Sherman speaks to her about why rage has come to define these midterms, and whether Democrats have done enough to harness it
Polymarket and Kalshi have risen for collecting the ‘wisdom of crowds’. But after high-profile blunders, some wonder if their predictions were just ‘stupid people getting lucky’