The Democratic Party has won control of both chambers of the US Congress in the November 3 midterm elections, in a sweeping rebuke to President Donald Trump's Republican Party two years into his second term.

Where the count stands

  • Senate: Democrats have won at least 54 seats. Two races remain undecided — Alaska, where Senator Dan Sullivan faces Mary Peltola in a contest that could take time to resolve under ranked-choice voting, and Mississippi, where Democrat Scott Colom leads Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith by fewer than 2,000 votes with mail and affidavit ballots still to be counted. Counties must certify results by November 13.
  • House: CBS News estimates Democrats will win about 256 seats, up from 214, with votes still being counted in several states.

Notable results

  • Texas: Democrat James Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton for the Senate, and Gina Hinojosa unseated Governor Greg Abbott, according to CBS News.
  • New York's 17th district: Democrat Cait Conley defeated Representative Mike Lawler.
  • North Carolina's 9th district: Democrat Richard Ojeda defeated Representative Richard Hudson, chair of the Republicans' House campaign committee.
  • Los Angeles: Nithya Raman defeated incumbent mayor Karen Bass, who conceded.

Trump: 'We're going to work with the Democrats'

"We're going to work with the Democrats," Trump told Politico, later adding that he would "probably" get along with them unless they were destructive, and noting that he retains his veto. He also said, "If I was on the ballot, we would have won," and called it "largely true" that the effect of the Iran war on energy prices had cost Republicans.

Republican leadership is already reshuffling. A source said Speaker Mike Johnson will not run for minority leader, while Majority Leader Steve Scalise plans to run for Republican leader. Senator Ted Cruz called the results a "Watergate-level repudiation".

Why it matters for India

A Democratic Congress will hold the power of the purse and of oversight for the last two years of Trump's term, shaping US trade, immigration and foreign policy — areas closely watched in New Delhi, from tariffs and trade talks to H-1B visas for Indian professionals.