Trump Faces 'Super Lame Duck' Crisis After Losing Both Chambers

President Trump's Republican Party lost its majority in both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections, leaving him with over half his term remaining and facing a "lame duck" crisis. His endorsed candidates suffered consecutive defeats, raising questions of responsibility within the party. Democrats' control of both houses from January will impede key agenda items like the Iran war and immigration policy, and may accelerate Republican efforts to look beyond Trump ahead of the 2028 election. The loss breaks a 38-year Republican streak in Texas, where Trump-backed Ken Paxton lost. While impeachment talk exists, Democratic leaders remain cautious, and Trump retains veto power and executive authority. Analysts suggest the results could mark "in some ways the end of the Trump era," with intense conflict expected between the president and the Democratic-controlled Congress.