#DemocratsWinBothChambers Divided Government Arrives in Washington
The 2026 midterm elections have changed the balance of power in Washington. According to an Associated Press tally reported by NPR, Democrats have won majority control of the U.S. Senate. That ends two years of unified Republican control and sets up divided government with President Trump in the White House during the final two years of his second term.
Senate: Where the count stands
NBC News reported Democrats at 54 seats and Republicans at 44, with two races still uncalled, in Alaska and Mississippi. The Mississippi race betw