Democrats take both chambers of Congress in midterm rebuke of Trump

Democrats won control of both the House of Representatives and Senate in the US midterm elections on November 3, 2026, reshaping the balance of power in Washington and giving the party a new check on President Donald Trump’s administration. Euronews and PBS NewsHour both reported the chamber victories, while PBS said some Senate races remained unresolved as votes were counted.

What the unresolved Senate races could change

The result establishes which party will control each chamber, but not the final seat totals. PBS reported that Alaska and Mississippi were still uncalled when it published its report. In Mississippi, Democrat Scott Colom led Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith by 65 votes, with several thousand provisional ballots expected to be counted. Alaska still had about a quarter of its vote outstanding; some ballots from rural areas had to be flown in. The close contests left the precise makeup of the incoming Senate unsettled.

The Democratic gains extended beyond the two chamber-level wins. Euronews reported House victories in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Arizona, North Carolina, Wisconsin and New Jersey, including districts Donald Trump had carried comfortably in 2024. It also reported that Abdul El-Sayed defeated former Republican lawmaker Mike Rogers in Michigan’s Senate race. Bloomberg reporting carried by the Buenos Aires Times described at least seven Senate seats flipping to Democrats, citing Decision Desk HQ for its Senate projection.

How Trump responded to the new Congress

Trump said he would use his veto power while also promising to work across the aisle, PBS reported. The change in congressional control therefore gives Democrats greater power in the legislative process and creates a more direct institutional check on the president, while leaving the White House in Republican hands. The Buenos Aires Times, citing Bloomberg, reported that investors pulled back from riskier assets after the result, with S&P 500 futures falling as much as 1.4 percent amid concerns about a divided government and possible greater scrutiny of high-growth businesses, including artificial intelligence.