Democrats Poised to Take Control of US Congress

Democrats appear poised to take control of the US Congress after significant gains in Tuesday's midterm elections, securing the Senate and likely winning the House of Representatives, giving them a major counterweight to President Donald Trump. The party won decisive Senate races in South Carolina and Texas, with Annie Andrews and James Talarico defeating Republican opponents, and also claimed historic Senate victories in Iowa and Kansas. Democrat Amy Acton won the Ohio governorship, a state that has leaned Republican in recent years. Trump distanced himself from the results on Truth Social, suggesting he would have won if he had been a candidate, and threatened to veto Democratic legislation. He also said he was willing to accept the results and work with Democrats.