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Democrats have seized control of both chambers of the US Congress in a sweeping midterm victory, flipping seven Republican-held Senate seats and 25 House districts in a stinging defeat for President Donald Trump and his party.

According to the latest tally, Democrats hold 54 Senate seats to 44 for the Republicans, surpassing the 51 needed for control. In the House, Fox News reports 228 Democratic seats against 139 Republican seats, with 68 races still undecided and 218 needed for a majority. Republicans entered election night controlling both chambers.

The Republican losses reached deep into traditionally conservative territory. Democrats flipped Senate seats in Texas, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kansas, Iowa, Ohio, and Maine, including states Trump carried comfortably in 2024.

Democrats also overturned the GOP’s narrow House majority, flipping 25 districts, including gains in North Carolina, New Jersey, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania. NBC News projects that Democrats could win 258 seats – matching their largest majority since Bill Clinton entered the White House in 1993.

The Democratic wave extended beyond Washington. In Texas, Gina Hinojosa ousted three-term Republican Governor Greg Abbott. Ohio Democrat Amy Acton defeated Trump-backed Vivek Ramaswamy. Democratic incumbents Josh Shapiro, JB Pritzker, Wes Moore, Maura Healey, and Kathy Hochul all secured reelection.

Trump congratulated the Democrats on their congressional takeover and offered to work with them – but warned that he will veto legislation he opposes until they come to the negotiating table.

“They’ll send over things that are insane, and I’ll veto them,” he told Fox News, signaling a potentially bruising two-year standoff with Congress.

The vote was shaped by anger over soaring living costs, inflation, and the economic fallout from the US-Israeli war against Iran, which has disrupted energy markets and driven up fuel prices. Trump blamed Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries for worsening diesel shortages and struck a deal with Moscow for additional supplies.

Funding for Israel and Ukraine has further fueled disputes over the Trump administration’s priorities. According to the AP Voter Poll, around three-quarters of voters were dissatisfied or angry with the country’s direction; eight in ten reported inflation-related hardship. Around six in ten believe Trump put his own interests ahead of the nation’s.

The Democratic takeover will hand the party control of congressional committees and investigative powers in January, threatening to stall Trump’s legislative agenda and subject his administration to closer scrutiny during his final two years in office. The results could also reshape the 2028 presidential field, giving Democratic hopefuls new momentum while complicating the ambitions of Vice President J.D. Vance and other Trump allies.

Amid widespread frustration with both major parties, calls for an alternative have resurfaced – though whether independents can capitalize on the discontent remains to be seen.

Follow our live updates as the remaining votes are counted.

https://rt-english.com/news/648286-us-midterm-elections-live-coverage/

 

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Moscow hopes US President Donald Trump will press ahead with efforts to end the Ukraine conflict despite the Republicans’ defeat in the midterm elections, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. 

Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, Peskov was asked whether the Democrats’ takeover of both chambers of Congress could derail dialogue between Moscow and Washington. 

“President Trump remains in office, and we sincerely hope that he will continue his peace-making efforts,” Peskov said. “There has been progress, and another round of trilateral talks is coming very soon.” 

Asked whether the new Congress could obstruct Trump’s diplomatic initiatives, Peskov declined to speculate, describing the matter as “America’s internal affair.” 

The remarks came a day after Democrats secured control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate in Tuesday’s midterm elections, ending Republican dominance of Congress. The new legislature will take office in January 2027. 

Russia, Ukraine, and the US are scheduled to resume trilateral peace negotiations in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11. Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky will lead Moscow’s delegation. Peskov said the talks would address mutual security guarantees, with details to be discussed behind closed doors. 

In a separate interview on Tuesday, Peskov stressed that security guarantees could only be mutual and reiterated Moscow’s position that one country’s security must not come at another’s expense. 

US special envoy Steve Witkoff said earlier the talks would focus on de-escalation and humanitarian measures. 

Peskov has also praised US First Lady Melania Trump’s humanitarian initiatives. She recently helped broker a six-day humanitarian ceasefire in the frontline town of Alyoshki in Russia’s Kherson Region. Humanitarian teams from both Russia and Ukraine used the pause in fighting to deliver essential supplies and evacuate nearly 800 civilians.

READ MORE: Kremlin responds to Melania Trump’s Ukraine talks plan

The first lady is expected to bring Russian and Ukrainian representatives together at the White House on Thursday to discuss the humanitarian initiative. 

Earlier on Wednesday, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Moscow’s position on Ukraine and its broader foreign policy would remain unchanged regardless of political developments in the US. He also described the Democratic Party leadership’s approach toward Russia as “strongly negative.”

https://rt-english.com/russia/648427-kremlin-responds-us-midterm-results/

 

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