Democrats' Landslide Win Gives Them Largest Congressional Majority in Decades

Democrats won a landslide victory in the US midterm elections, securing overwhelming majorities in Congress and dealing a major blow to President Donald Trump. With counting nearly complete, Democrats are projected to hold 56 Senate seats to Republicans' 44 and over 250 House seats. They flipped seven Republican-held Senate seats, including in conservative states like Texas and Iowa, marking their largest congressional majority in over 30 years. Trump accepted the result without contesting it. The election was widely seen as a vote of no confidence in Trump, who had made himself the central issue. Democrats also won several gubernatorial races, and the results set records, including the first Muslim senator and first Black female governor. Analysts warn of political turbulence ahead as Democrats seek to challenge Trump's agenda.