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Democrats took the House, Senate and a good deal of Republican pride: So who are the real winners and losers? (2026, November 10). Euronews. https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/10/democrats-took-the-house-senate-and-a-good-deal-of-republican-pride-so-who-are-the-real-wi
“Democrats took the House, Senate and a good deal of Republican pride: So who are the real winners and losers?” Euronews, 10 Nov. 2026, https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/10/democrats-took-the-house-senate-and-a-good-deal-of-republican-pride-so-who-are-the-real-wi.
“Democrats took the House, Senate and a good deal of Republican pride: So who are the real winners and losers?” Euronews, November 10, 2026. https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/10/democrats-took-the-house-senate-and-a-good-deal-of-republican-pride-so-who-are-the-real-wi.
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In the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, Democrats secured control of both the House and Senate, marking a significant shift in political power. Despite initial concerns and predictions that the deeply unpopular President Donald Trump might hinder Democrats' chances, they won decisively, with projections showing them leading with 254 seats in the House compared to Republicans' 165, and a substantial gain in the Senate as well.
Key races, such as those in Texas, Kansas, and South Carolina, saw Democratic candidates triumphing over Republican incumbents. Notably, Annie Andrews narrowly defeated Senator Darline Graham (R-SC) in what was considered one of the closest contests. The results underscore voter dissatisfaction with rising costs and Trump's handling of domestic issues like inflation and international conflicts, particularly the war against Iran.
The victory solidifies Hakeem Jeffries' position as the presumptive Speaker of the House, emphasizing Democrats’ newfound power to set legislative priorities for the next two years, focusing on lowering living expenses and ending military engagements.
Hakeem Jeffries was a minority leader watching Republicans run the table in Washington. He is now the presumptive Speaker of the House, the most powerful member of Congress, and is expected to take the gavel in January.
NBC News projects they will finish with 259, which would be the party's biggest majority in more than three decades.
He can now afford at least three dozen defections. The same arithmetic works on legislation: he can lose his party's fringe on a bill and still pass it.
Jeffries is set to become the first Black speaker in American history, and he inherits the two things this White House fears most from a Democratic House: control of spending and the power to subpoena.
Voters did as they were asked. Trump won Texas by 13.6 points in 2024. Democrat James Talarico won it by 12 last week.
His approval among midterm voters stood at 37%. Many of his voters also appear to have stayed home: Trump voters made up 44% of last week's electorate, well short of the 49.8% of the vote he won in 2024.
If Democrats had a strategy, it was to be boring in all the right places.
