Democrats capture full control of Congress, NBC News projects, fueled by victories in deeply Republican states
NBC News projects that Democrats have captured full control of Congress in the 2026 midterms, flipping six Republican-held House seats and making gains beyond their 2018 results, with 43% of exit-poll voters citing opposition to Donald Trump as a reason they voted as they did. The piece reports Trump told voters to pretend he was on the ballot, and quotes his post-election claim that if he had been, Republicans would have won in a landslide.
