Democrats win US House to secure control of Congress in midterms
Democrats will take control of House committees in January 2027, giving them power to investigate President Donald Trump’s administration. Update (Nov. 4, 2026, 11:24 am UTC): This article has been updated to include comments from CertiK’s Stefan Muehlbauer on the election results and the outlook for US crypto legislation. Democrats have won control of both chambers of the US Congress in the midterm elections, giving the party greater influence over legislation and oversight of President Donald Trump’s administration. The party won House seats in districts where Trump beat his Democratic opponent by as much as 18 percentage points in 2024. Democrats also flipped at least seven Senate seats in Kansas, Iowa, Texas, Ohio, Maine, North Carolina and South Carolina, according to the Associated Press.
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