The Latest: First Polls Begin to Close with Control of Congress at Stake
Early results could determine whether Democrats or Republicans control the House and Senate, with 435 House seats and 35 Senate seats on the ballot.
- On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, Democrats regained Senate control with 51 seats secured, flipping at least six Republican-held seats and exceeding the four-seat gain required for the majority. The party is also poised to win the House.
- According to The Voter Poll, three-quarters of voters felt "angry" or "dissatisfied" with the country's direction under Trump. About six in 10 attributed high prices "more to Trump's policies" than factors outside his control.
- Sweeping wins extended into Republican strongholds like Texas, Kansas, and Iowa, where Democrat James Talarico and Democrat Adam Hamilton secured victories. Democrats also flipped seats in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Ohio.
- The shift creates a divided government, forcing cooperation on fiscal matters including government funding and the debt ceiling. Trump warned he will be a "Mr. Veto" regarding legislation if Democrats secure majorities.
- Nearly 70% of voters surveyed want Congress to provide more checks and balances on Trump. Exit polls show half of voters saw the midterms as an opportunity to rebuke him, positioning Democrats to investigate the administration.
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Donald Trump, who spent months urging his supporters to pretend to be on the ballot, said on Tuesday night that "he is not on the ballot, while the Democrats have won a number of victories against his Republican party in the mid-term elections in the US. While a "blue tsunami" appears to encompass the whole country, the US president declares himself ready to accept the results, writes The Guardian, in an analysis.
DECRYPTAGE - The first results of the mid-term elections confirmed the projections of the polls, indicating a double majority for the Democrats in the House and Senate.
For the first time in 20 years, the US President's party has again lost both chambers in the parliamentary elections. Trump had declared the elections to vote on himself.
Democrats seize Congress in sweeping rebuke to Trump
Democrats captured majorities in both the Senate and House on Tuesday, scoring sweeping victories that reached deep into Republican strongholds as tens of millions of voters delivered a scathing rebuke to President Donald Trump. The size and breadth of the Democratic wave were still coming into focus, but the party prevailed in states long thought […]
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