US midterms, Trump loses the elections: the Democrats celebrate. PHOTO

BLUE WAVE IN THE MID-TERM ELECTIONS

The Americans reject Trump in the midterms: the Democrats win both the House and the Senate. Exit polls gave him 38% approval, the lowest for a mid-term president. About 60% of voters said they voted with him in mind.

ROOM, ABOVE QUOTA 218

Democrats surpassed the 218 seats needed for a majority, just shy of 22 on the East Coast. As reported by NBC News, at one point in the evening the scores were 20-0.

BLUE SENATE

At 11.30pm (Eastern time) CNN assigned the Senate to the Democrats, with at least 51 seats. Among those taken from the Republicans are Texas, Kansas, Ohio, Iowa, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maine.

AUSTIN EXPLODES: TEXAS TURNS BLUE

Supporters of James Talarico rejoice in Austin: the Democrat won the Senate seat in Texas, where a Democrat had not won since 1988. Ken Paxton acknowledged defeat in front of his supporters in Dallas.

COOPER AND WIFE TOAST TO RALEIGH

Former governor Roy Cooper celebrated his victory in the Senate in North Carolina with his wife Kristin, a seat stolen from the Republicans.

KANSAS, HAMILTON HUGS HIS WIFE ON STAGE

Adam Hamilton celebrates in Overland Park: Kansas elected its first Democratic senator in decades.

MAINE, SUSAN COLLINS FALLS

Troy Jackson defeated the Republican senator, in office since 1997. Amazement and celebrations among voters.

OSSOFF WINS IN ATLANTA

Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff has won the Senate race in Georgia. The election event in Atlanta became a celebration as results came in from other states.

JEFFRIES WITH VOLUNTEERS

Hakeem Jeffries, leader of the House Democrats, met phone bank volunteers at the watch party in Washington. With the majority he could become Speaker: he would be the first African American.

TRUMP RECOGNIZES THE VOTE

The president said he was willing to accept the outcome of the polls and congratulated the Democrats. “I wasn't on the ballot, and if I had been, we would have won by a landslide!,” he wrote in Truth.