US midterm elections 2026 live: all eyes on last two razor-thin Senate races as Democrats vie to expand blue wave

Two Senate contests, in Mississippi and Alaska, remain undecided as Democrats look to add to a midterm sweep that has already cost Republicans control of Congress. In both states, Democratic challengers are trying to unseat sitting Republican senators, according to The Guardian.

In the House, Democrats have a 253-to-157 lead with 25 contests still uncalled, after picking up eight more seats. Republicans did keep two Western districts, with Mike Kennedy winning in Utah and Amanda McKinney in Washington. In Los Angeles, Nithya Raman, a Democratic socialist and city council member since 2020, narrowly defeated Mayor Karen Bass.

Harmeet Dhillon resigned as head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights division, and Attorney General Todd Blanche accepted her notice; Democrats are expected to use their new power to scrutinize executive agencies. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas described his party's result as a "Watergate-level repudiation." Meanwhile, the Nasdaq dropped 5.5%, its worst day in 19 months, as investors anticipated tighter regulation of artificial intelligence, and European markets followed. Separately, the economy added 165,000 jobs in October, with unemployment at 4.1%.

Summarized by PolitiKool from The Guardian’s reporting. Read the full story at The Guardian →