# Democrats deal Republicans a historic defeat in US midterms

https://mins.news/en/item/128695

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-04 07:46 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/4/democrats-deliver-a-historic-routing-to-republicans-in-us-midterms?traffic_source=rss

> US voters dealt President Donald Trump and Republicans a sharp rebuke. Democrats retook the House and flipped at least six Senate seats, gaining control of both chambers of Congress. South Carolina will have a Democratic senator for the first time in nearly 30 years.

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