A Spectrum Local News article reports that Democrats flipped the Senate and House in the 2026 midterms, taking seven Senate seats — including Texas, Kansas, and South Carolina — and more than two dozen House districts, with races in Alaska and Mississippi still uncalled. Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries say cutting costs is the new majority's top job, with Jeffries also listing reversing Medicaid cuts, extending ACA tax credits, ending the Iran war, and stopping Trump's tariffs, as Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan plan runs for GOP minority leader.