The night Trump’s presidency changed

MS NOW and CNN report on a midterm contest both treat as a judgment on Donald Trump. MS NOW, writing after the polls closed, says Democrats were projected to win both the House and the Senate. CNN, writing as voting began, framed the day as a possible turning point for the president and the MAGA movement.

MS NOW says Democrats also took governorships in red states and statewide offices in Texas, Iowa, Ohio, Kansas and South Carolina. It reports that Keisha Lance Bottoms became Georgia's first Black woman governor, that Vivek Ramaswamy lost Ohio's governor's race, and that Sherrod Brown returned to the Senate. Annie Andrews won in South Carolina over Darline Graham. In Texas, MS NOW says Ken Paxton lost despite Trump's backing and heavy party spending.

CNN, looking ahead, says a Democratic House or Senate would bring a wave of investigations of Trump, his Cabinet and his wealth, while noting he would keep wide foreign-policy authority. It adds that Trump had said he would accept results only if he judged them fair. House Speaker Mike Johnson predicted Republicans would "shock the world."

Summarized by PolitiKool from MS NOW and CNN’s reporting. Read the full story at MS NOW → Also at CNN →