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2026 US midterm elections Democrats win Congress blue wave
The story so farDemocrats gained a majority in the US House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections, with all 435 seats on the ballot. Voters punished Trump over inflation, corruption and rising healthcare costs, and US annual inflation reached 3.7%, driven by food prices and higher fuel costs. Trump said he lost ground because he was not on the ballot, and suggested he would have won by a landslide had he been a candidate.
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How it developed
2026 US midterm elections Democrats win Congress blue wave
- Democrats gained a majority in the US House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections, with all 435 seats on the ballot.
- Voters punished Trump over inflation, corruption and rising healthcare costs, and US annual inflation reached 3.7%, driven by food prices and higher fuel costs.
- Trump said he lost ground because he was not on the ballot, and suggested he would have won by a landslide had he been a candidate.
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