Republicans seize control of Senate in US midterm elections
Obama and Democrats suffer heavy defeats as GOP rule Congress for first time in eight years
Republicans seek midterm gains as US voters go to polls
Obama’s second term could get more complicated if Democrats lose control of Senate
In fight for US Senate, women’s rights become a key battleground
Republicans being careful not to give Democrats any opportunity to attack them on key election issue
Obama: kiss of death?
Most US presidents end up as lame ducks. But Barack Obama’s power has waned early, and in November’s midterm elections he will struggle to keep control of the US Senate. One of the key battlegrounds is North Carolina
Billionaire environmentalist goes to war with fossil fuel lobby
Tom Steyer offers to support US candidates who work to combat climate change
Utah data death star is symbol of NSA’s reach into US citizen’s lives
The Bluffdale sinkhole has quietly started sucking in mountains of data
National Security Agency broke court rules with queries of phone database
Organisation declassifies documents on privacy protections between 2006 and 2009
White House admits secretly collecting business communications
Business telecoms network ordered to turn over all internal and foreign US call logs
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