'Historic beatdown': voters rebuke Trump
The gist
Voters flipped Republican Senate seats in at least six states and won the House, rebuking President Donald Trump.
A Democratic Senate can block his nominees and launch investigations into his administration.
How it unfolded
- Nov 3, 2026Voters delivered a historic rebuke to Trump and Republicans: Democrats easily won the House, though the scale was not yet clear Wednesday morning, and flipped the Senate.
- Nov 3, 2026Democratic candidates flipped Republican-held Senate seats in North Carolina, Ohio, Iowa, Texas, South Carolina and Kansas, where Trump had personally chosen or campaigned for the GOP nominees.
- Nov 3, 2026In Texas, 37-year-old former seminarian James Talarico took a 12-point lead over Attorney General Ken Paxton; pastor Adam Hamilton won Kansas, the party's first Senate win there in 94 years.