US midterms: Donald Trump a 'lame duck' as Democrats win House and Senate

ITV News · ITV News · 2026-11-04 14:51 UTC

Democratic control will profoundly reshape Trump’s final two years as president and likely hamstring his agenda.

The Democrats have flipped control of both the House and the Senate in a resounding and historic victory against Republican governance and rebuke to US President Donald Trump.

The victory reached deep into reliable Republican territory, with Democrats winning multiple Senate seats in states like Kansas, which hasn’t elected a Democratic senator in nearly a century, Iowa, Texas, Ohio, Maine, North Carolina and South Carolina.

In the House, Democrats flipped districts that voted for Trump by as much as 18 points in 2024.

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