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Democrats Seize House And Senate, Promise Probes Into Trump Family And Pentagon
“Trump’s call into Fox was noteworthy given that he had twice attacked the conservative cable news network on Truth Social”
“Trump has no one to blame but himself for the result”
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Democrats win control of both the House and Senate in the 2026 midterms. Investigations are pledged into the Trump family and Pentagon activities.
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Democrats take Congress
Democrats seized control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, a move the Guardian described as a “resounding rejection of the Republicans and Donald Trump’s agenda.” Joseph Guydon said investigations Democrats may launch could include probes into “the Trump family’s business dealings, the Epstein matter and emails,” and Jason Crow said he “will start scrutinizing the Department of Defense (the Pentagon).”
Hakim Jeffries said, “Democrats will not rule out any option regarding holding Trump accountable this time,” while Steve Scalise anticipated “an attempt to initiate impeachment proceedings from day one.” The midterm outcome meant Democrats could launch investigations, demand documents and testimony, and subject senior officials to ongoing parliamentary scrutiny, after Republicans lost the ability to pass legislation without Democratic support.
Trump shifts blame
Donald Trump claimed Republicans lost because he was not on the ballot, writing on Truth Social, “I wasn’t on the Ballot and if I was, we would have one IN A LANDSLIDE!” Trump told the Wall Street Journal, “Iran was a piece of it,” and he defended his decision to go to war by saying, “I did the right thing, and I would do it again.”
Voters delivered a significant rebuke to Trump on Tuesday by handing Democrats control of the Senate, rejecting his handpicked candidates while airing widespread concerns about high costs in the wake of his war against Iran and his punishing tariff policy. The Guardian panel said Democrats “can’t rely on Trump to deliver them elections,” arguing that Democrats need to give voters something to support beyond opposition to the man in the White House.
What comes next
Democrats won races for U.S. Senate in South Carolina, Texas and Kansas, which “haven't sent a Democratic senator to Washington since 1998, 1988 and 1932, respectively.”
The big question now becomes how Trump reacts to the repudiation, noting he is “not known for taking criticism with grace or acknowledging he got things wrong.”
The BBC said the Democrats’ majority in both houses would allow them to launch investigations into the administration, demand documents and testimony, and subject senior officials to ongoing parliamentary scrutiny.
The Guardian’s panel argued that Democrats have an opportunity to build a durable popular supermajority for progressive change, but it warned, “I have no confidence they’ll even attempt to build one.”