Democrats win Senate
Democrats win House
The Democrats sweep to victory in the 2026 US midterm elections, taking back control of Congress for the rest of Donald Trump's presidency
American voters deliver a stinging rebuke of Trump's Republican Party as support collapses in historically safe seats - see the results in maps and charts
Kansas returns its first Democratic senator since 1932, Texas turns blue for the first time in decades, and in Michigan left-wing Democrat Abdul El-Sayed becomes the US's first Muslim senator
Trump acknowledges the Iran war and its knock-on effects on fuel prices contributed to his party's defeat, but says he'd "do it again" if given the same choices
Democrats have torn up Trump's political map on a night that will send shockwaves through American politics for years to come, writes our North America correspondent
What can - and can't - Democrats do with their power in Congress?
The Iowa Senate seat is projected to go to the Democrat Josh Turek, CBS says.
This win brings the Democrats to a 51-member majority so far in the US Senate.
Watch: BBC reports from Iowa as Democrat flips Senate seat
Democrats are projected to take control of the US Senate, flipping it from a Republican majority, CBS projects.
They are now projected to control both chambers in Congress, as CBS projected earlier that Democrats would win overall control in the House of Representatives.
Overall control of the House will be in the hands of Democrats come January.
Here's what else you need to know about the current state of races, according to CBS News projections:
The Kansas Senate seat is now likely Democrat, CBS News rates.
As Democratic candidates have now won in some races considered Republican strongholds, President Trump has given some fresh reaction to the New York Times.
In an interview with the Times, the president says that he is “absolutely willing to accept those results” and was prepared to work with the opposing party.
“We’ll, you know, look forward to working with them,” he says.
“We’ll probably work something out.”
The Ohio Senate seat is projected to go to the Democrat Sherrod Brown, CBS News says.
Anthony Zurcher
North America correspondent in Washington DC
Image source, ReutersTexas Democrats have been hoping to turn the state blue for decades and decades.
Every time, they may come close but they never get over the hump.
It's difficult to overstate how atrophied the Democratic Party had become because of all these losses, they were really hopeless for a number of years.
But when I was in Texas just last week talking to Democrats, they felt that this time was different, that Talarico had the potential.
They thought this because of the political wins on Talarico's back, because Republican nominee Ken Paxton was - in their view - a flawed, scandal-ridden candidate, but also that something fundamental had changed among Texas voters, that this would be when they would break through.
Lo and behold, it turned out that way.
I don't think there were very many Texas Democrats who were willing to fully admit it up until just now, but this has been taking shape for a while.
The Texas governor’s seat is projected to go to Democrat Gina Hinojosa, CBS News says.
Polls are now closed in Oregon, California and North Dakota.
Alaska and Hawaii are the only ones that still have polls open.
Results are continuing to come in, but you can head over to our live results page to track them all in real time.
The Texas governor's race has just been moved to likely Democratic, CBS News rates.
The contest between Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Democrat Gina Hinojosa was previously rated as leaning Democratic.
Daniel Bush
Washington correspondent
President Donald Trump's first public comment of the night won't go down well with Republicans around the country.
In his Truth Social post Trump noted that he wasn’t on the ballot tonight, and "if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE!"
With those brief words Trump appeared to distance himself from his own party and pass the blame for the mounting election losses to Republican candidates. Many Republicans were already frustrated with Trump for his approach to the midterms.
This won't help heal the divides within the party as Republicans start grappling with the consequences of losing the House and likely losing the Senate as well.
The Texas Senate seat is projected to go to Democrat James Talarico, CBS News says.
As a reminder, this is one of the key Senate races that may prove crucial in determining which party controls the Senate.
President Donald Trump has just posted on his Truth Social platform in his first comments as his Republican Party suffers losses in the midterm elections.
"I wasn't on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE!," he says.
Sakshi Venkatraman
Reporting from Washington DC
The Ohio Senate race has just moved to likely Democratic, CBS News rates. The contest between Republican Senator Jon Husted and Democrat Sherrod Brown was previously rated as leaning Democratic.
We're still waiting on results from other Senate toss up races, but here's the latest on those contests:
Iowa: The close challenge between Republican Ashley Hinson and Democrat Josh Turek is still being rated as a toss up by CBS.
Kansas: CBS News has rated this race as leaning Democratic. The state has not elected a Democratic senator in 94 years.
Maine: This race is still a toss up, CBS rates. It could be a while before we know the results of this race as Maine is usually one of the slowest states to count.
Texas: CBS has updated its race rating for Texas, saying it now likely Democratic. James Talarico is trying to become Texas' first Democratic senator in 38 years.
Michigan: The tight, highly-watched race between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rodgers is still a toss up, CBS rates.
Alaska: Polls have not yet closed in Alaska, so we won't know this result for some time.
Tom Bateman
Reporting from Columbus, Ohio
Here at the main Republican watch party in Ohio, one activist in the Vivek Ramaswamy camp tells me he's "still optimistic", despite the candidate for governor trailing his Democratic rival Amy Acton all night as votes are counted.
In the race for US Senate, the big margin Democrat Sherrod Brown had against Republican Jon Husted has narrowed.
But overall, as the crowd watches the national picture unfold on the big Fox News screens, the mood is being held up only by the thumping 1970s hits on the PA system.
