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US Midterm Elections Trigger Major Political Shift
November 5, 2026 · 3 sources
Democrats just swept control of both chambers of Congress in a stunning midterm rout of Donald Trump and the Republicans. The party flipped seats in a massive wave that even caught insiders off guard. James Talarico won his Texas Senate race by double digits. Vice President JD Vance blamed the loss on voters who backed him in two thousand twenty-four but flipped to Democrats this time. Meanwhile, Sinclair cashed in on the cycle with a record four hundred fifty-five million dollars in political ads. That beat their previous midterm high of three hundred thirty-three million dollars from two thousand twenty-two. Now Hollywood is sweating over its proposed federal film tax credit. Industry insiders are completely split on whether the blue tsunami will help or kill the bill. A budget bill vote is slated for December eleventh.