Democrats win Congress in midterms, dealing Trump a stinging defeat

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Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in Tuesday's midterm elections, flipping seven Senate seats and more than two dozen House seats, giving them authority to challenge President Trump's agenda. The party's victories included historic Senate wins in Kansas, South Carolina, and Texas, breaking long Republican streaks in those states. Trump-backed candidates in key races lost, and Democrats also expanded their number of governorships. Trump, who had urged voters to treat him as if he were on the ballot, reversed course after the losses, claiming he "wasn't on the Ballot" and would have won in a landslide if he had been. He said he was willing to accept the results.


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