Dems eye 56-seat Senate majority as blue tsunami washes out GOP

The blue tsunami washed away more Republicans on Wednesday with Democrats sweeping race after race to seize control of both chambers of Congress in a rebuke of President Trump and his administration.Democrats are projected to finish with as many as 258 seats in the House of Representatives, compared with 177 for Republicans, according to NBC, giving House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries a potentially commanding majority and putting him on track to become the first black Speaker of the House.The party also flipped seven Republican-held Senate seats, taking control of the upper chamber with 54 seats — and could expand its majority to as many as 56 if two remaining races in Alaska and Mississippi go in the Democrats’ way.The result marks one of the most consequential midterm election victories in modern political history, with Republicans losing control of both chambers just two years after sweeping in 2024.Jeffries wasted little time celebrating the Democratic takeover, telling supporters Wednesday that Americans had rejected the Republican agenda.“The American people have spoken and made clear they’ve had enough of the extremism, enough of the corruption,” Jeffries said.“They want a Congress that’s going to deliver for the American people, and that is exactly what House Democrats will do.”Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer also celebrated the party’s historic victory, declaring: “Against all odds, we Democrats have won the Senate.

And we have five words for the American people: relief is on the way.”Democrats’ seven Senate pickups came in Maine, Ohio, Kansas, Iowa, Texas, North Carolina and South Carolina, with victories in traditionally red states helping fuel the Democratic comeback.The House results were equally as devastating for Republicans, with Democrats making waves in battleground states, notably in Iowa, Missouri, Indiana and Michigan.Democrats also made gains in Texas, Pennsylvania and California, overcoming Republican efforts ...