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US President Trump's Republican Party lost yesterday's midterm election, which was seen as a vote of confidence in Trump's second term. Democrats win control of the House of Representatives and Senate.
US President Donald Trump's Republican Party lost yesterday's midterm election, which was seen as a vote of confidence in Trump's second term. The White House said today that Trump "remains your president."
Agence France-Presse reported that the opposition Democratic Party won control of the House of Representatives and the Senate yesterday, dealing a major blow to Trump and the Republican Party.
The White House posted a message on the social platform
The photo read: "Public Service Announcement (PSA): Trump is still your president."
The post also read, in words Trump often uses when posting on social media: "Thank you for your attention."
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
After Democrats take control of Congress, they will impose more constraints on the Trump administration
Likely · Within months

US House of Representatives Speaker Johnson's Republican Party lost its majority in the House of Representatives in the midterm elections. Johnson's spokesman confirmed that he will step down as leader of the Republican House of Representatives and will not run for minority leader of the House of Representatives. He has announced his decision to his staff.

In the U.S. midterm elections in November 2026, the Republican Party suffered heavy setbacks due to high inflation, soaring living costs, and the oil price crisis caused by the Iran war. Despite strong overall economic data, voters are extremely dissatisfied with the Trump administration's economic and tariff policies.

Democrat Richard Pan defeated incumbent Kevin Kiley in California's 6th Congressional District, bringing the total number of lawmakers of Chinese descent in the upcoming 120th Congress to a record six.

As Democrats look to take back the House of Representatives, Minority Leader Jeff Reese is expected to become the first African-American House Speaker in U.S. history. He plans to take a tough supervisory stance against the Trump administration and push for tax reform and basic wage increases, while facing balancing challenges from moderates and radicals in the party.

In the U.S. Senate race in the midterm elections, the Democratic Party flipped at least 7 seats and regained control. Voter dissatisfaction with prices, war and corruption has hit the Republican Party hard. Trump said he would use his veto power to deal with the Democratic-dominated Congress, and Senate Democratic leader Schumer called this a generational reshaping.

Democrats won both houses of Congress in the midterm elections, fueling expectations of tighter scrutiny of AI and data centres, with implications for US global AI trade and the technology rivalry with China, analysts said.