CNN Politics Democrats secure historic majorities in the midterms — and are poised to win even more seats The party broke through in deep-red states as voters delivered a stunning rebuke to Trump. Updated 2:52 AM EST, Wed November 4, 2026

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Democrats secure historic majorities in the midterms — and are poised to win even more seats

The party broke through in deep-red states as voters delivered a stunning rebuke to Trump.

Updated 2:52 AM EST, Wed November 4, 2026

The US Capitol Dome in Washington, DC taken on October 2026.

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• Momentous sweep: Democrats have flipped control of both the House and Senate in a resounding and historic victory, CNN projects. They capitalized on President Donald Trump’s historic unpopularity to win significant power to check his final two years in office.

• President’s response: Trump told The New York Times he will accept the results, shutting down — for now — questions about whether he would challenge the outcome. And in an interview with Fox News, he said he didn’t see the GOP losses “as a hit on me.”

• Democratic Senate wins: Abdul El-Sayed will win the Michigan Senate seat, CNN projects, becoming the first Muslim senator in US history. Democrats flipped seven other Senate seats – in Ohio, Iowa, South Carolina, Maine, North Carolina, Kansas and Texas.

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