Democrats win majorities in both chambers of the US Congress in midterm elections

According to preliminary results of the midterm elections on 3 November 2026, the US Democratic Party took the majority away from the Republicans in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, gaining control of both chambers of Congress. Americans were electing the 120th Congress and 36 governors.

The Ukrainian outlet h.ua reports that Donald Trump acknowledged the results of the vote and reminded everyone of his right to veto. The new Congress will begin work on 3 January 2027.

Ukrainian outlets call the result a record "blue wave" and an expression of voters' dissatisfaction with the Trump administration's course at the midpoint of his term. One of the outlets writes that the Democrats won in states where they had not been seen winning for decades, including Texas, and explains the Republicans' defeat as a response to inflation, emptying wallets and fatigue with foreign conflicts. These are the assessments of the outlets' authors, not poll results.

According to a study by NORC, about 15% of voters in 2026 did not take part in the presidential election two years earlier.

The outcome of the vote matters for Ukraine because, as the Ukrainian outlet my.ua writes, the balance of power in Congress determines how much money and weaponry Kyiv will receive. In March 2025, Trump ordered a suspension of all military aid to Ukraine after a clash with Volodymyr Zelensky. According to one of the outlets, he is now delaying aid to Kyiv and ignoring decisions of past years.

The White House, according to media reports, will have to seek compromises with an opposition that has gained new opportunities to influence domestic and foreign policy. Passing new laws will not be easy for the Democrats because of their standoff with the president, who, in the assessment of one of the outlets, is ready to block their initiatives. The same outlet claims that the new majority's attention will shift to America's domestic problems. One of the outlet's interlocutors warned that a sharp change in America's course should not be expected.