The Democratic Party won the Senate and House in a historic mid-term election rout that saw that them flip seats in a slew of solid Republican states .
Returns by early afternoon showed Democrats winning 76 of the chambers 150 districts, and leading in seven of the 14 races that had not already been called.
Democrats gained total control of at least five state governments on Tuesday, giving the party a level of power it hasn’t held in some of those places in years.
Democrats seized control of both chambers of Congress in Tuesday's midterm elections, riding a wave of anti-Republican sentiment as President Donald Trump's influence was felt in House and .
NBC News projects that Democrats will take control of the House next year, giving them the power to investigate Trump and advance legislation to check his policies.
The party’s victory in the House cemented an era of divided government and a freshly assertive Congress after two years in which Republicans ceded power to President Trump.
The margin is tiny by the standards of American midterm elections.
WASHINGTON ― Democrats are projected to win a majority of seats in the House of Representatives, giving them control of the chamber next year for the first time since January 2023, CNN and NBC report.
ABC News political contributors Amanda Renteria, a Democratic strategist, and Ramesh Ponnuru, editor of the National Review, share more about what's being called a "blue tsunami.
Democrats won control of Congress in a midterm wave, gaining the power to block Trump’s nominees and derail his agenda.
Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram and correspondent Alex Hogan report the latest after Democrats gain control of Congress.
Democratic victories in the November 2026 midterm elections gave the party control of both chambers, establishing a divided government with President Donald Trump.