US midterm elections 2026 live: Democrats exceed 250 House seats as blue wave sweeping Congress grows
Summary
Democrats were leading Republicans 253 to 157 in the House, with 25 races uncalled, and held a 106-seat majority in the Senate while two races remained undecided. The report also covered Los Angeles’s mayoral election, departures and criticism within the Trump administration and Republican Party, and a sharp drop in the Nasdaq index.Key Facts
- Democrats flipped eight more House seats and led Republicans 253 to 157, with 25 races left to call.
- The Mississippi and Alaska Senate races were still undecided; Democratic candidates were seeking to defeat Republican incumbents.
- Nithya Raman defeated incumbent Karen Bass to become Los Angeles mayor.
- Harmeet Dhillon resigned as head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, and Attorney General Todd Blanche accepted her notice.
- Michigan senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed said Chris Van Hollen would be an “amazing” Senate majority leader and did not rule out supporting Chuck Schumer.
- Texas Senator Ted Cruz said Republicans had suffered an “ass-kicking” and compared the result to a Watergate-level repudiation.
- The Nasdaq fell 5.5% on Thursday, its worst daily performance in 19 months, amid signs of possible tougher regulation of the artificial intelligence industry.
- Donald Trump signed a proclamation designating the Oval Office and Cabinet Room as national monuments.
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