History was made yesterday at the voting polls as millions of Americans voted for change in the midterm elections, and by the end of the night, Democrats took legislative control of the House and the Senate.
For the last two years of Donald Trump’s presidency, Democrats will have the power to block his radical legislative agenda, reject his unqualified appointees, and investigate his corrupt administration.
Democrats Take Control
Democrats won control of Congress after the midterm elections in several states, making history in each one, starting with seven Senate seats flipping in deep-red states, including Kansas, which has not had a Democrat elected since 1932, nearly a century ago.
James Talarico and his talafreakos got him elected in Texas, flipping the state blue for the first time since 1988, and similarly, Annie Andrews won the Senate race in South Carolina, marking the first Democratic victory since 1998. Other flipped states include Iowa, Maine, and North Carolina, and the blue wave secured Georgia and Michigan.
Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia, Amy Acton in Ohio, Rob Sand in Iowa, and Gina Hinojosa in Texas flipped the GOP-held offices in their states after winning the races for governor, meaning Democrats control the majority of governors’ offices for the first time since 2010.
A New Diverse Country
Some other remarkably notable wins and changes from years past are Georgia electing the first Black Woman as governor in U.S. history, New Mexico electing the first Native American woman, Texas electing the first Latina as governor, Ohio electing its first woman to serve as governor, and Wisconsin electing the first Black governor in state history.
Race and ethnicity aside, the United States’ people are diverse in many other ways, and it shows in government today. Sarah McBride became the first openly transgender person elected to Congress in Delaware’s House race, and Chris Pappas in New Hampshire is the first openly gay man elected to the Senate.
Donald Trump is Willing to Work With Democrats
President Donald Trump has expressed disappointment in the midterm election results, but surprisingly pointed the finger at the GOP; however, not without boasting about himself. He posted to Truth Social Tuesday evening after Democrats were predicted to win several key races.
“I wasn’t on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE! Thank you for your attention to this matter,” he wrote.
Trump told The New York Times that he would not challenge the midterm results and is willing to work with Democrats, without acknowledging he has no other choice. “We’ll, you know, look forward to working with them,” Trump said. “We’ll probably work something out.”
Trump has sparked concern among lawmakers with his comment on using his veto power, and some wonder if he plans to abuse it. “I think we’ll work with the Democrats, and we’ll get along very well with them. If we don’t, we’ll be very tough on them, they’ll be very tough on us,” Trump said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
In a separate interview, Trump was asked if he believed the war in Iran had anything to do with the GOP’s losses, and he said only “a piece of it,” and he has no regrets participating in the war. “I don’t think about it. I did the right thing. I would have done it again,” Trump said.
Trump Panics Ahead of Midterms
In the months leading up to the midterm elections, Trump talked about deploying an integrity army to watch the voting polls, but at one point he suggested calling the election off altogether. In January 2026, Trump said he felt the first year of his second term went well, so “when you think of it, we shouldn’t even have an election.”
“It’s some deep psychological thing, but when you win the presidency, you don’t win the midterms,” he said.
