Democrats Sweep Midterms, Dealing Trump a Crushing Defeat

Democrats have won control of both chambers of Congress in the US midterm elections, delivering a devastating defeat to President Donald Trump and his MAGA movement. The opposition party is projected to hold a majority in the Senate and House of Representatives. The Democrats have flipped at least five Senate seats, including in Republican strongholds like Texas, where James Talarico became the first Democrat elected to the Senate in 38 years. Republicans also lost the governorship in Ohio, with Amy Acton winning. Analysts cite Trump's failure to lower living costs and rising fuel prices as key factors in the defeat. Trump has stated he will accept the results and work with Democrats, though his commitment is uncertain. He claimed he would have won a landslide if he had been on the ballot. The losses leave Trump as a "lame duck" president facing a fully Democratic-controlled Congress.