Trump loses control of Congress

We did it! It's time to start flipping tables. I love you. Democrats have taken back control of Congress, winning both the House and the Senate. And some of these victories are historic. In Kansas, Democrats won a U.S. Senate race for the first time in 94 years. Adam Hamilton defeated Republican Roger Marshall in a state Donald Trump won by more than 16 points just two years ago. In Texas, James Tallarico defeated Trump-backed Ken Paxton, becoming the first Democrat to win a Senate race there since 1988. In South Carolina, Annie Andrews pulled off a major upset, becoming the first woman elected to the Senate from that state. In Michigan, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed has defeated Republican Mike Rogers, becoming the first Muslim ever elected to the U.S. Senate. El-Sayed has been a vocal critic of Israel's war on Gaza and has called for ending U.S. military aid to Israel. And in Georgia, former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has made history, becoming the first black woman elected governor in the U.S. Meanwhile, Democrats have defeated Republicans in several key house races, including sitting lawmakers in New Jersey and in Pennsylvania. New Jersey surgeon Adam Hamoui, who volunteered as a doctor in Gaza, was elected to Congress for the first time. Democrats have now flipped at least seven Republican-held House seats, and those gains have come despite Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts in their favor. So what's behind these results? So we want to ask you to get out and vote, and we're going to ask you to pretend I'm on the ballot. Well, it looks like a lot of voters did exactly that, just not necessarily in the way Trump wanted. An election night survey found widespread frustration with the cost of living, and many voters blamed Trump's policies for high prices. That's significant for Trump, who returned to the White House promising to bring prices down. But it's not just the economy. The war with Iran and concerns about government corruption have also weighed on voters. And Trump himself has acknowledged that the war with Iran contributed to Republican losses, according to the Wall Street Journal. But he insisted he had no regrets and would do it again. Roughly seven in 10 voters said they wanted Congress to provide stronger checks on the president. But these results also expose a political weakness for Trump. Democrats have won in states he carried comfortably in 2024, suggesting his popularity doesn't necessarily translate into votes for other Republicans. And losing Congress has real consequences. Democrats can block his agenda, investigate his administration, and reject his nominees. Trump wanted this election to be a show of support for his presidency. Instead, voters handed Democrats the power to challenge it.