艾米丽报道世界各地的突发新闻。她此前曾为《每日电讯报》报道国内新闻和政治。可通过emily.smith@telegraph.co.uk联系她。格林尼治标准时间上午8:05，唐纳德·特朗普警告民主党，弹劾他将“摧毁”他们的党。
Emily covers breaking news from all over the world. She previously reported on home news and politics for The Telegraph. You can reach her at emily.smith@telegraph.co.uk 8:05am GMT Donald Trump has warned the Democrats that impeaching him would “destroy” their party. The US president dismissed concerns over the prospect of a third impeachment because the US “is more successful now than anytime in its history”.
美国总统对第三次弹劾的可能性表示不屑，称美国“比历史上任何时候都更成功”。
Mr Trump lost control of the House of Representatives and the Senate in a historic defeat that threatens to derail his presidency.
特朗普在一场历史性失利中失去了对众议院和参议院的控制，这威胁着要使他的总统任期偏离轨道。
It raises the prospect of the Democrats launching impeachment proceedings and a wave of investigations into everything from the administration’s business dealings to purges inside the Pentagon.
这引发了民主党可能发起弹劾程序，并对从政府的商业交易到五角大楼内部清洗等一切问题展开一波调查的前景。
Mr Trump is the third US president to be impeached twice.
特朗普是第三位两次被弹劾的美国总统。当被问及是否担心第三次弹劾的可能性时，他说：“一点也不担心。我认为如果他们那样做，将摧毁民主党。
When asked whether he was concerned about the prospect of a third impeachment, he said: “Not even a little bit. I think it would destroy the Democrat party if they did that. “Impeachment for no reason, what for having a successful country? Our country is more successful now than any time in its history,” Mr Trump said.
“毫无理由的弹劾，为了什么？为了拥有一个成功的国家吗？我们的国家比历史上任何时候都更成功，”特朗普说。
So far, the Democrats have gained seven seats in the Senate, giving them 54, well above the 51 seats needed to secure control of the upper chamber.
迄今为止，民主党在参议院已赢得七个席位，达到54个，远高于控制上议院所需的51个席位。阿拉斯加州和密西西比州尚未宣布结果，且势均力敌，难以预测。
Alaska and Mississippi are yet to declare and are too close to call. In the House of Representatives, the Democrats gained 25 seats to reach a total of 240, comfortably surpassing the 218 required for a majority.
在众议院，民主党赢得了25个席位，总数达到240个，远超多数所需的218个席位。
Prediction market Kalshi found that odds for Mr Trump’s impeachment rose by 6.6 percentage points following the Midterms drubbing, up to 76.6 per cent.
预测市场Kalshi发现，中期选举惨败后，特朗普被弹劾的赔率上升了6.6个百分点，达到76.6%。
Senior Republicans including Steve Scalise, the Louisiana representative, and Ted Cruz, the Texas senator, have said they expect the Democrats to try for a third impeachment.
包括路易斯安那州代表史蒂夫·斯卡利斯和德克萨斯州参议员泰德·克鲁兹在内的资深共和党人表示，他们预计民主党将尝试第三次弹劾。
Hakeem Jeffries, the incumbent first black Speaker of the House said the Democrats “haven’t ruled anything in” but “haven’t ruled anything out” regarding impeachment proceedings.
现任第一位黑人众议院议长哈基姆·杰弗里斯表示，民主党在弹劾程序方面“既没有排除任何可能性，也没有排除任何可能性”。
However Mr Jeffries was much clearer on Pete Hegseth, the defence secretary, saying: “One of the first things we’re going to do in the majority, we’re going to run Pete Hegseth out of town.”
然而，杰弗里斯先生对国防部长皮特·赫格塞思则表态更为明确，他说：“我们在多数党中首先要做的事情之一，就是把皮特·赫格塞思赶出镇子。”据称，总统正在就赫格塞思是否应继续担任其职位征求意见。
The president is said to be canvassing opinions on whether Mr Hegseth should stay in his position. Jamie Raskin, the Democrat Maryland representative, declared that impeachment was one of many “tools” the Democrats may choose to use on the Trump administration.
民主党马里兰州众议员杰米·拉斯金宣称，弹劾是民主党可能用来对付特朗普政府的众多“工具”之一。弹劾是国会可因叛国或受贿罢免公职人员的程序。
Impeachment is the process in which Congress can remove a public official for treason or bribery. Mr Trump was first impeached in December 2019 by the Nancy Pelosi-led House for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
特朗普于2019年12月首次被南希·佩洛西领导的众议院弹劾，罪名是滥用职权和妨碍国会。
A formal House inquiry found that he solicited foreign interference in the 2020 presidential election from Ukraine.
一项正式的众议院调查发现，他曾向乌克兰寻求干预2020年总统选举。
Mr Trump was reported for threatening to withhold $400m in congressionally approved military aid to Ukraine.
据报道，特朗普曾威胁扣留国会批准的4亿美元对乌克兰军事援助。2020年2月，参议院就两项弹劾条款投票宣判特朗普无罪。
The Senate voted to acquit Mr Trump on both articles of impeachment in February 2020. The president was impeached for the second time in January 2021 for incitement of insurrection for the Jan 6 storming of the Capitol.
特朗普于2021年1月因煽动1月6日国会大厦冲击事件而第二次被弹劾，并于2021年2月被宣判无罪。
He was acquitted in February 2021.
由于罢免公职需要三分之二多数票，美国总统从未在参议院的弹劾定罪投票中失利。
No US president has ever lost an impeachment conviction vote in the upper chamber due to the two-thirds majority needed for removal from office.
在惨败中期选举之后，副总统JD·万斯就伊朗战争与特朗普发生冲突，并将选举失利归咎于这场冲突。
After the humiliating Midterms defeat, JD Vance, the vice-president, has clashed with Mr Trump over the Iran war, blaming the conflict for the loss.
万斯认为，这场战争不值得失去众议院和参议院，他此举与特朗普保持距离，或是为可能的2028年白宫竞选迈出的第一步。“我们输的原因是战争，”万斯说。“总统本人昨晚也这么说了。”
Mr Vance argued the war was not worth losing the House of Representatives and the Senate, distancing himself from Mr Trump in a first move towards a possible 2028 White House run. “The reason we lost is the war,” said Mr Vance. “The president himself said so last night.
“如果你想争辩说这是值得的，说失去未来六年的参议院控制权是值得的，那就争辩吧。争辩说这是值得付出的代价。同意或不同意，至少这是诚实的。”特朗普在参观新白宫舞厅工地时被问及这些言论，回应说这场战争是值得的。
“If you’d like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next six years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay. Agree or disagree, that’s at least honest.”Mr Trump responded that the war was worth it when asked about the comments during a tour of the construction site of the new White House ballroom.