The Democrats seized both the Senate and House during Wednesday's midterm elections.
\n\nUS President Donald Trump has suffered a major political setback after Democrats swept to control of both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections, overturning Republican strongholds and delivering a sharp rebuke to his presidency.
\n\nThe scale of the Democratic victory became clear as results came in on Tuesday night, with the party making gains across the country, including in states that had long been considered safe Republican territory.
\n\nDemocrats won Senate seats in Kansas for the first time since 1932, in Texas for the first time since 1988 and in South Carolina for the first time since 1998. They also secured more than two dozen House districts, giving them a majority in both chambers of Congress.
\n\nThe House and Senate have changed hands between parties in the same midterm election only three times since the Second World War – in 1946, 1994 and 2006. The 2026 result marks the fourth such occasion.
\n\nThe new Democratic majorities will give the party significant powers to scrutinise the Trump administration, challenge its policies and block some Presidential appointments.
\n\nWith counting continuing in a handful of Senate races and 68 House…
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