Democrats sweep House and Senate in decisive rebuke of Trump

Democrats won control of both the House and Senate in Tuesday's elections, delivering a sweeping repudiation of President Donald Trump and his Republican Party that will complicate the final two years of his presidency. The party flipped seven Republican-held Senate seats for a projected 53-41 majority and was heading toward 240+ House seats, erasing the GOP's slim four-seat edge. Democrats also captured governorships in Texas, Georgia, and Ohio, with Gina Hinojosa defeating Greg Abbott in Texas and Keisha Lance Bottoms becoming the first Black woman governor in American history. The results included upsets in long-held Republican strongholds, such as Kansas electing its first Democratic senator since 1932 and Maine ending Susan Collins' nearly 30-year career. Conservative commentators and GOP lobbyists blamed Trump directly for the "disaster," while progressive Democrats also made gains, including socialist candidates winning mayoral races in Washington, D.C., and leading in Los Angeles.