A possible blue wave turned into a tsunami on election night as Democrats won control of both the U.S. House and Senate in historic fashion. With some votes still being counted, Democrats will end up with at least 54 Senate seats and are projected to have a roughly 80-seat majority in the House.
The biggest shock was the success of Democrats in Republican strongholds such as Kansas, Ohio, South Carolina, and Texas, which went blue for the first time in decades. The results were a sharp rebuke to President Trump, with exit polls showing voters motivated by economic concerns brought on by tariffs and the ongoing Iran war.
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