Al Jazeera · 4 Nov 2026
How big is the Republican midterms loss, and is there a silver lining?
The Republicans haven’t been this weakened in Congress since 1990, but they did have some wins. The Democrats have wrested control of the United States Congress from Republicans by winning majorities in both the House of Representatives and the Senate in a stunning blow to US President Donald Trump. Democratic Senate candidates have shattered decades-old electoral records across traditional Republican strongholds, in particular flipping key seats in Kansas, Texas and South Carolina.
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