Democrats win big in US midterm elections: What it means for President Trump

In an important vote, called the midterm elections, Donald Trump's Republican party has lost control of the two places where laws are made - the House and the Senate.

The opposition party, the Democrats, won key states like Iowa, Texas, Ohio and Kansas, until now places where Republicans almost always win.

There are still some votes to be announced, such as in Hawaii and Alaska, where voting has only just finished.

The result doesn't change who the President is, and Donald Trump will stay in charge until his term ends in January 2029, but the results are very important - here's why.

The midterms aren't about getting a new government or president.

But it does mean President Trump will find passing any laws he wants much harder, as his rivals, the Democrats, have more power than his party to say yes or no.

Donald Trump said to American TV channel Fox News that the Democrats "did a good job", but that he's "a little surprised" at the result.

He also said there are lots of things his Republican Party can work together on with the Democrats, while also suggesting he'll block some changes Democrats try to make.

The Democrats may now choose to use their new power to launch investigations into President Trump.

The midterms are a vote for the group of people who make the laws, also called the legislature.

While it's not a time for voting for or against the president, many saw it as an opportunity to have their say about how Donald Trump's time in charge is going.

The legislature, or Congress, is split into two parts - the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Now Donald Trumps' Republican Party have lost control of both, they may find it harder to get laws passed, as the Democrats have to agree on anything that is suggested and there are more of them than Republicans.

Many saw the midterms as a way of expressing how they feel about Donald Trump's time as President so far, and as such, it seems a lot of people are not happy.

One big issue is the war in Iran, which is pushing up prices of things like petrol in the US and in other parts of the world.

Newsround spoke to two children in Texas, Caston and Catniss, and they said the price of gas, as it's known in the US is something everyone's talking about.

Caston says that "people are angry", and Catniss says that "you can hear the teachers gossiping about it from all the way down the hall".

The cost of other everyday things, like food and electricity, is also a big issue for many people - including famlies - as prices have risen quickly like they have here in the UK.

Another big topic for voters is immigration - who is allowed to come and live in a country - something that Catniss and Caston have different opinions on.

Caston says: "I think [President Trump] has done a good job because he's been keeping our borders closed so people can be safe and keep our country safe."

But Catniss says that "[President] Trump has not handled it very well."

The House of Representatives announced a Democrat majority first, and it later became clear they would most likely win the Senate too.

Democrats won Senate races in states like South Carolina, Kansas and Texas, which are seats that Republicans have held for a long time.

For example, Kansas hasn't had a Democratic Senator for almost 100 years.

Another big win was in Michigan, where Abdul El-Sayed has become America's first Muslim Senator.

And former Paralympian, Democrat Josh Turek, is projected to be the next US Senator from Iowa and will flip the seat held by Republican Senator Joni Ernst.

President Donald Trump has said he's "a little surprised" at the result, but that the opposition "did a good job" and said there are "many, many things" that he could work with them on.

However previously, he also said if the Democrats won big he'd become "Mr Veto", meaning he would stop any law the Democrats tried to pass with his Presidential powers.

He also said that if his name had been on the ballot, the Republicans would have won by a "landslide".

Former Democrat President Barack Obama said on social media: "Tonight, the American people sent a clear message — they want a politics that brings people together rather than divides them, and leaders who offer concrete solutions to the challenges they face."

James Talarico has been elected the first Democratic Texas senator in more than three decades.

He told a rally in Austin: "We just took back Texas... We just showed that a politics of division is no match for a politics of love."

Talarico says he has always "bet on young people", "bet on immigrants" and "bet on the underdog".