Democrats sweep US midterms, flipping House and Senate in historic defeat for Trump
Democrats won control of both the House and Senate in the 2026 US midterm elections, delivering a historic defeat to President Donald Trump and the Republican Party in a result described as a "blue tsunami." Democrats flipped at least seven Senate seats in Republican strongholds including Texas, Iowa, and Ohio, and need only three more seats to take the House. President Trump's first public appearance focused on ballroom renovations, while Vice President JD Vance blamed the war in Iran for the losses. Senate races in Mississippi and Alaska remain uncalled, and speculation is growing that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth could be replaced. Republican Senator Ted Cruz called the defeat a "Watergate-level repudiation," and Democrats also flipped several governorships.