Democrats Capture House And Senate In 2026

Democrats just grabbed full control of Congress by flipping both the House and Senate in a massive midterm blowout. In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed beat Mike Rogers. Troy Jackson took down Susan Collins in Maine. Down in Texas, Gina Hinojosa ended over thirty years of Republican control by defeating Governor Greg Abbott. Meanwhile, James Talarico won the state's U.S. Senate race. Kansas also elected Adam Hamilton as its first Democratic senator in nearly a century. President Trump blamed his party's losses on poor candidate choices after making the election a referendum on himself. Latinos swung heavily toward the Democrats by twenty-seven points. Fifty-nine percent of voters disapproved of ICE. Representative Hakeem Jeffries is now set to become the first Black lawmaker elected Speaker. His new majority plans to block cabinet nominees and launch fresh investigations.