Talk / Diskussion / Lesung: Die USA nach den Midterm Elections

On 3 November 2026, midterm elections will take place in the USA. Among other things, all seats in the House of Representatives and around one third of the seats in the Senate will be newly allocated. Since the Midterm Elections fall at the halfway point of Donald Trump's presidency, they are an important barometer of satisfaction with the work of the current government and allow conclusions to be drawn about the political mood in the country.On the panel, Volker Depkat (Universität Regensburg), Rieke Havertz (Die ZEIT), Christian Lammert (FU Berlin) and Ursula Münch (APB Tutzing) will analyse the course and outcome of the Midterm Elections 2026. In doing so, the four experts will discuss the new balance of power in Congress, its significance for the development of the rule of law and democracy, for social cohesion and for world politics.The event will be moderated by Katja Sarkowsky, Director of the Bayerische Amerika-Akademie (Universität Augsburg).