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Rising Democratic star made his re-election campaign a referendum on the Trump administration’s misdeeds US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states Jon Ossoff has been re-elected to the Senate in Georgia, defeating Mike Collins, his Republican challenger. Ossoff made his re-election campaign a referendum on the Trump administration’s misdeeds, highlighting self-serving stock trades and business deals by the president and those in the president’s orbit, as well as the consequences of the war in Iran and Trump’s trade policies on the pocketbooks of Georgia’s voters. Continue reading...

‘It’s the disregard for the rule of law. It just seems like they’re thumbing their nose at it’ In the battleground state of Maine , Todd Cox, 63, has supported the state’s incumbent Republican senator Susan Collins not once, but twice, in previous elections. Not this time. On Tuesday, Cox, a technology professional, cast his vote for Collins’ Democratic challenger Troy Jackson – driven not by pressing local issues, but broader concern “for the direction the country is going in”, he said. Continue reading...

Collins Dictionary has named "mogging" as its word of the year

Bodybuilding slang referring to making someone else look inferior beat entries concerning AI and climate crisis Mogging – meaning to outperform or outshine someone or something – has been named Collins’s word of the year 2026. Announcing the winner in an article for Collins , the copywriter Rachel Quin said the term describes making someone or something look inferior in terms of appearance, confidence or status. Friendslop A term adopted by gamers to describe low-budget, multiplayer indie titles focused on social fun over high-end graphics. Fricy A portmanteau of “fruity” and “spicy”, reflecting a rise in popular food products such as pineapple and mango hot sauces. Bixie A hairstyle blending a bob and a pixie cut, recently adopted by figures such as Zendaya, Jessie Buckley, and Helen Mirren; P(doom) A mathematical shorthand representing the percentage likelihood that artificial intelligence will cause the collapse of human civilisation. Continue reading...

Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff and Republican opponent Mike Collins made their final appeals to voters in Georgia.

Senator Susan Collins and Democratic challenger Troy Jackson clash over tariffs and their impact on Maine's economy.