Shane Goldmacher, Jonathan Swan, Maggie HabermanDemocrats won a huge midterm victory, taking the House and Senate as Trump’s party suffered its worst loss in about 50 years.Trump’s war in Iran, rising gas prices, corruption claims, and broken promises on costs and wars hurt Republican support.Republican infighting, bad candidate choices, and delayed spending weakened their campaign, while Democrats used redistricting and strong recruits to expand their map.NEW YORK – Six days before the election, more than two dozen of US President Donald Trump’s top strategists logged onto a private video call.The mood was grim. The discussion began with talk of cyanide.Get unlimited access to exclusive stories and incisive insights from the ST newsroom
‘I have seen the enemy, and it is us’: Inside team Trump’s historic collapse
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