Democrats win House and Senate in 2026 midterms as Trump, Vance react
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 what is being described as a "blue tsunami." Democrats gained more than 20 House seats and flipped at least seven Senate seats, including in traditionally Republican states like Kansas, Texas, and Iowa. President Trump distanced himself from the results, while Vice President JD Vance blamed the war in Iran for the party's losses. Democrats also flipped several governorships, and Abdul El-Sayed became the first Muslim elected to the US Senate. Political scientists called the result the biggest blue wave since the 2006 midterms during the Bush administration.