# Democrats take control of both chambers in key US midterm result

https://mins.news/en/item/128903

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-04 10:39 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/4/democrats-win-control-of-house-and-senate-key-us-midterms-takeaways?traffic_source=rss

> Democrats won control of the House and Senate by flipping Republican-held seats in several states. It is the first time in 20 years that a Republican president has lost both chambers. The results are seen as a major rebuke to Donald Trump and his party; Democrats also elected the first Muslim senator and won a Kansas Senate seat for the party for the first time in nearly a century.

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