Last US term 2026: Trump's war in Congress begins Tuesday's midterm elections were a sharp repudiation of the Trump presidency, which has now given Democrats large majorities in both the House and Senate. The question now - how big will these majorities be? In states where Republicans have held office for decades, seats have fallen one after another. Pickups in deep red states like Texas, South Carolina and Kansas highlighted voter anger over high prices, immigration enforcement and the war on Iran. Trump blames the candidates for the losses, not his record.