Democrats gain control of Congress in sweeping midterm victories
Summary of 12 reports
Democrats seized control of both the Senate and House in midterm elections, winning in Republican strongholds and delivering significant victories. The results prompted strong market reactions, with precious metals gaining and stocks surging as investors responded to the Democratic sweep.
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Democrats dominate Congress as blue wave breaks Republican strongholds: Key points (opens Times of India in a new tab)
Blue wave 'turning into a tsunami' as Democrats take control of Congress (opens France 24 in a new tab)
Democrats seized control of both the Senate and House at the US midterms on November 3, scoring sweeping victories in Republican strongholds for the first time in generations as tens of millions of voters delivered a scathing rebuke to President Donald Trump.…
Gold, silver and precious metals prices jump, dollar dips as Democrats take control of Congress (opens CNBC in a new tab)
Precious metals saw strong gains on Tuesday morning, as investors digested a Democratic sweep in the U.S. midterm elections.
Democrats projected to take Congress in blue wave fueled by Trump, economy discontent (opens ABC News in a new tab)
Democrats will win enough seats in the U.S. House of Representatives to gain control of the lower chamber of Congress from Republicans, ABC projects.
America saw the blue wave coming — but drastically underestimated the extent of the Dem tsunami (opens Fox News in a new tab)
James Talarico toppled Ken Paxton and Gina Hinojosa unseated Greg Abbott as Texas delivered historic Democratic upsets in the 2026 midterms.
Jimmy Kimmel revels in Democrats' blue wave as party takes back control of Congress (opens Fox News in a new tab)
Jimmy Kimmel celebrated Democrats sweeping the House and Senate, telling his audience that Trump got his "a--" handed to him in the midterms.
Dow surges 1,000 points as Democrats take control of Congress (opens ABC News in a new tab)
Stocks jumped on Wednesday morning, just hours after results showed a blue wave.
Blue Tsunami (opens The Express Tribune in a new tab)
It is blue all over the United States
Stocks Rally Higher After Democrats Flip Congress (opens Variety in a new tab)
Wall Street cheered the Blue Wave that put Democrats in control of both the Senate and House, with major market indexes and media stocks posting gains Wednesday morning after the midterm elections. The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared over 1,100 points in…
Stocks soar after Democrats take control of Congress (opens CBS News in a new tab)
The Dow surged more than 1,200 points, while other stock indexes jumped as investors digested the impact of the midterms.
Dow surges 1,100 points as US stocks rally! (opens The Economic Times in a new tab)
US stock market today: Dow Jones leads a 1,143-point rally, S&P 500 and Nasdaq rise - Wall Street opened higher on Wednesday, November 4, after Democrats won control of both the US House of Representatives and the Senate in the midterm elections. Investors…
WATCH: What to know after Democrats take back control of Congress (opens ABC News in a new tab)
ABC News political contributors Amanda Renteria, a Democratic strategist, and Ramesh Ponnuru, editor of the National Review, share more about what's being called a "blue tsunami."
Mamdani: ‘it’s morning again in America’ after blue wave (opens Al Jazeera in a new tab)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani urged fellow Democrats to ‘fulfill promises’ after sweeping wins.
‘Blue Tsunami’ to ‘Dem-olition’: How the world covered US midterm results (opens Times of India in a new tab)
US midterm elections: The ‘blue tsunami’ leaves Japan jittery over Trump’s next foreign policy moves (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)
How Trump reacts will have security implications for allies.
Blue wave nearly swallowed some of America's reddest states as election data exposes GOP's close calls (opens Fox News in a new tab)
Mississippi's Senate race remains undecided by dozens of votes as deep-red states nearly flipped in the GOP's stunning election night bloodbath.
Seth Meyers on the midterms ‘blue tsunami’: ‘Say hello to the shy woke voter in Texas’ (opens The Guardian in a new tab)
Late-night hosts discussed Democrats’ runaway success, while Trump shirked responsibility for Republican losses Late-night hosts reacted to Democrats’ rout of Republicans in midterm elections across the country as Donald Trump blamed everyone but himself.
Dow plunges 1,200 points, shedding most of midterm results stock rally (opens ABC News in a new tab)
The selloff came a day after the Dow soared more than 1,500 points.
