00:00The sun rose over the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday after the Democrats won control of Congress in
00:05Tuesday's 2026 midterm elections in a widespread repudiation of President Donald Trump and the
00:12Republican Party. Tuesday's midterm elections laid bare voters' deep frustrations over high
00:17prices, the Iran war, and concerns over government corruption. Democrats routed their rivals across
00:24the map, flipping states that have voted Republican for decades and that Trump won by double digits
00:30just two years ago. It was all a major blow to Trump, who spent nearly every day of the last
00:36month holding rallies to energize his supporters, but was unable to stop a wipeout. While Trump has
00:42proven adept at steamrolling efforts to rein him in, Democratic control will profoundly reshape
00:48Trump's final two years in office and hamstring his legislative agenda.
