Democrats surge to power in Congress

Reuters World News · Nov 4, 2026 · 13m

Democrats capture majorities in both the Senate and House, scoring sweeping victories that reached deep into Republican strongholds as tens of millions of voters delivered a scathing rebuke to ​President Donald Trump. The size and breadth of the Democratic wave are still coming into focus, but the party prevailed in states long thought to ‌be out of reach, including conservative bastions like South Carolina, Texas and Iowa.

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