Government leaders
Blue wave
THE politics of toxicity and confrontation at home and abroad have led to a severe setback for American President Donald Trump. His Republican Party experienced a drubbing at Tuesday’s midterm polls, with the Democrats riding a decisive blue wave to power in both houses of the US Congress, and taking control of the American government’s legislative arm. The Democrats managed wins in deeply red states, indicating the widespread dissatisfaction with Mr Trump’s style of governance. For most Americans, the unpopular war of choice with Iran and the cost-of-living crisis it has led to were reason en