US midterm elections 2026 live updates: Democrats take control of Congress in major setback for Trump
The Guardian's live blog covers the 2026 midterms, in which Democrats took control of Congress with 54 Senate seats and 228 House seats, flipped governor's offices in Texas, Georgia, Iowa, Ohio, and Nevada, and elected firsts including Deb Haaland, Keisha Lanca Bottoms, and Abdul El-Sayed. Donald Trump accepted his party's resounding defeat, saying he was 'absolutely willing to accept' the results.
