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Democrats Win Control of U.S. Congress, Alaska Senate Race Still Uncalled
“propelled the party to win control of both the House and the Senate.”
“Donald Trump affirme ‘accepter’ la victoire démocrate.”
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Democrats win control of the House and Senate, set to convene in January. Alaska Senate race remains uncalled as counting continues.
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Midterms flip Congress
Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections, and NBC News projected that Democrats would take control of the House and the Senate in January.
NBC News estimated Democrats would win at least 259 House seats, while Toutleurope.eu said Democrats had secured enough seats to control both chambers and that the representatives and senators elected on November 3 would take office on January 3, 2027.
Key Senate races remained uncalled in Alaska, where Democrat Mary Peltola was leading GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan, and in Mississippi, where Democrat Scott Colom was leading GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by a handful of votes.
Toutleurope.eu said the Democrats had 253 seats won against 157 for Republicans in the House as of November 6 at 6 p.m., with 25 districts still not yet determined.
Toutleurope.eu said Democrats had surpassed the 218-seat threshold required for an absolute majority in the House of Representatives.
Trump rejects defeat
Donald Trump told Fox News, “I don’t see it as a blow against me,” and he said his administration had had “the best two years in the history of the presidency,” according to Chequeado. Trump also posted on his social network that he was not on the ballots and that, if he had run, Republicans would have won by an overwhelming margin, according to Chequeado. Trump indicated on Truth Social that he was ready to use his veto against laws passed by Democrats in Congress.
JD Vance blamed his party’s losses on Americans’ frustration over the U.S. war with Iran, which has driven up oil prices at a time when costs are already high. Hakeem Jeffries pledged on Tuesday to use his forthcoming majority to bring to account politicians deemed responsible for “unprecedented corruption.”
New lawmakers and risks
Abdul El-Sayed defeated GOP challenger Mike Rogers in the U.S. Senate race for Michigan and will become the first Muslim senator in the country’s history, according to Página|12.
Página|12 said El-Sayed declared victory in a speech at a rally in Detroit and thanked supporters who “offered to help” and “contributed a dollar.”
Abdul El-Sayed told the Connect Arab America Empowerment Summit in Virginia that “America is big enough for us, too.”
Toutleurope.eu said the Senate’s role includes confirming presidential nominations to positions including Cabinet members, ambassadors, and federal judges, and it said a Democratic majority would require the American president to work with a strengthened opposition in both chambers.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told his staff that he will not stay on as Republican leader in the new Congress, a shift that followed Democrats capturing the House majority.