US midterm elections 2026 live updates: polls begin to close as voters decide direction of Congress for remainder of Trump’s term
What happened
Democrats won both the House and the Senate in Tuesday's midterm elections, giving them control of Congress for the rest of President Donald Trump's term.
In the House they gained 25 seats and held 220 by early Wednesday, above the 218 needed for control, according to Middle East Eye.
In the Senate, Democrats picked up at least seven seats for a 53-seat majority, which lets them block Trump's judicial nominees and war funding.
Trump told The New York Times he is "absolutely willing" to accept the results and expects to "work something out" with Democrats.
He told Fox News he would veto legislation he considers "insane", and said the Iran war was partly to blame for the Republican losses.
Democrats plan a wave of investigations into the administration and the Trump family's business dealings, with Representative Robert Garcia set to lead the House Oversight Committee.
“This is not a partisan moment. This is a patriotic one.”
Middle East Eye
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- 2026-11-03 17:30 UTCFrance 24 · france24.com ↗
- 2026-11-03 22:40 UTCTimes of Israel · timesofisrael.com ↗
- 2026-11-03 23:12 UTCGuardian · theguardian.com ↗
- 2026-11-04 03:59 UTCArab News · arabnews.com ↗
- 2026-11-04 04:00 UTCCNA · channelnewsasia.com ↗
- 2026-11-04 05:17 UTCMiddle East Eye · middleeasteye.net ↗
- 2026-11-04 05:35 UTCCopenhagen Post · cphpost.dk ↗
- 2026-11-04 06:04 UTCKhaama Press · khaama.com ↗
- 2026-11-04 07:25 UTCEuronews · euronews.com ↗
- 2026-11-04 20:22 UTCABC · abc.net.au ↗
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