Democrats Win House and Senate in Midterms, Flip Texas Governor and Senate Seats

Democrats won control of both the U.S. House and Senate in Tuesday's midterm elections, NBC News projected, creating a divided government under President Donald Trump. The Hindu reported Democrats crossed the 218-seat threshold needed for a House majority. Wins came in states including Texas and Michigan. In Texas, Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, and state Rep. James Talarico defeated the Republican state attorney general to win a U.S. Senate seat. AP reported Democrats also took control of the Texas House and won full control of more state governments in battleground and Republican-leaning states. In Georgia, Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff won reelection. The Hindu attributed the shift to voter discontent over economic pressures, including high living costs, and foreign policy decisions on the war with Iran. The new Congress will convene next year with Democrats in charge of both chambers.

The Federalist and The Daily Signal lead with Republican losses. The Federalist says the federal defeats are only the tip of the iceberg, with Republicans losing significant races in purple and red states and state governments. The Daily Signal asks what went wrong for Republicans in Texas, listing Hinojosa's defeat of Abbott, Talarico's win and other flipped statewide offices. CBS News and NBC News lead with the national result, calling it a historic Democratic win in both chambers. CBS looks at what comes next, and NBC adds Republican reaction and the Texas and Michigan wins. Both sides agree on the scale and on Texas as a landmark, but the right frames the story as a collapse of GOP power below the federal level, while the left frames it as a Democratic takeover of Congress. The Hindu stands apart by comparing the result with 2022 and naming cost of living and the Iran war as causes. AP's state-level focus resembles the right's.