Democrats Win Big in US Midterms, Reclaim Congress

Democrats won a landslide victory in the US midterm elections, reclaiming both the House of Representatives and the Senate from President Donald Trump's Republican Party, according to projections. Trump said he would accept the result. Democrats also captured seats in numerous Republican strongholds, including Texas, where James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton and Gina Hinojosa unseated Governor Greg Abbott. Jon Ossoff retained his Georgia Senate seat, and Roy Cooper won in North Carolina, the state's first Democratic senator since 2008. Abdul El-Sayed won a Senate seat in Michigan, becoming the first Muslim US senator if projections hold. Keisha Lance Bottoms became Georgia's first female and first Black governor, while Annie Andrews became South Carolina's first female senator.