The Aporia · Live: Democrats take control of Congress as US voters inflict defeat on Trump's Republicans

The article reports live updates from the 2026 US midterm elections where Democrats have taken control of both the House and Senate, marking a defeat for Republicans favored by former President Trump. Financial markets are responding positively with major indices like the Dow Jones up 2.3%, S&P 500 gaining 1.7%, and Nasdaq climbing 2.2%. Companies associated with Elon Musk, who donated heavily to Republican candidates, saw their stocks decline; SpaceX was down 2.1% and Tesla fell by 4%.

Written by AI on 2026-11-04, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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In the U.S. midterm elections on November 3, 2026, Democrats won control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, marking a significant shift from Republican dominance during President Donald Trump's second term. The victory shattered records and exceeded expectations, handing Democrats a mandate for substantial policy changes. Despite Trump's deep unpopularity, Republicans faced unexpected challenges in retaining their majority. Key races, such as Maine’s Senate seat and Texas governor's race, saw decisive Democratic victories. The results indicate voter dissatisfaction with economic pressures linked to the Iran war and trade policies.

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About 20 minutes into trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 2.3 per cent, the broad-based S&P 500 gained 1.7 per cent while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 2.2 per cent.

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Democrats take control of House and Senate as US voters inflict defeat on Trump Submit a comment or question Live updates asserted

voters → take → updates

What are the markets doing? asserted

markets → do → What

Most of the US stock market is rallying this morning. asserted

Most → rally → market

About 20 minutes into trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 2.3 per cent, the broad-based S&P 500 gained 1.7 per cent while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 2.2 per cent. asserted

Index → base → cent

Some of the early financial winners from the election appear to be solar-power companies with Elon Musk and Trump's social media company some of the biggest losers. asserted

Musk → appear → losers

Shares of Elon Musk-led SpaceX and Tesla fell decisively in early trading on Wednesday after Democrats dominated US midterm elections and defeated candidates favoured by Musk. asserted

Democrats → lead → Musk

Musk donated nearly half a billion US dollars to Republican political efforts, including heavy amounts in Texas where Democrats scored historic wins. asserted

Democrats → donate → wins

Stocks worldwide got a boost from easing oil prices while the US dollar weakened against most currencies. asserted

dollar → get → currencies

EU wants new US congress to help end Ukraine war The European Union's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas hopes the new US Congress will support Ukraine and ramp up pressure on Russia. asserted

Congress → want → Russia

"US voters have made their choice clear," she said from Brussels. asserted

she → make → Brussels

She went on to add that Europe and the US were "much stronger together" in pressuring Moscow to end the war. asserted

Europe → go → war

We're keeping a close eye on the still too-close-to-call Senate races in Alaska and Mississippi. asserted

We → keep → Alaska

Overnight, we've also seen world leaders react to the results and giving their thoughts on what that could mean for wars in Iran and Ukraine - and, of course, the cost of living crisis. uncertain

that → see → living

Stay with us as we bring you the results and reaction throughout the day. asserted

we → stay → day

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