Democrats win Congress in sweeping rebuke to Trump

Democrats won majorities in both the Senate and House on Tuesday, delivering a sweeping rebuke to President Donald Trump that reached into Republican strongholds. The party prevailed in states long considered out of reach, including South Carolina, Texas, and Iowa. Voters expressed deep frustration with Trump’s economic stewardship and his decision to launch a war against Iran in February, which sharply drove up gas prices. Democrats flipped six Republican Senate seats, including wins in Kansas, Ohio, and Texas, and were on track to take the House after flipping at least eight seats. Exit polls showed half of voters viewed the midterms as an opportunity to rebuke the president, and 70% wanted Congress to provide more checks and balances. Trump claimed on social media that he would have won in a landslide if he had been on the ballot.