The Democrats won the majority of the Senate again in the US mid-term elections; a result that could increase the opposition of the Congress to the plans of Donald Trump, the President of the United States, in the last two years of his presidency. According to the announced results, the Democrats won 53 seats in the Senate and the Republicans 41 seats, including two independent senators. In the House of Representatives, the Democrats won 207 seats against the Republicans' 125 seats, and they are only 11 seats away from reaching a majority of 218 seats.

The Democrats won the majority of the Senate again in the US mid-term elections; a result that could increase the opposition of the Congress to the plans of Donald Trump, the President of the United States, in the last two years of his presidency. According to the announced results, the Democrats won 53 seats in the Senate and the Republicans 41 seats, including two independent senators. In the House of Representatives, the Democrats won 207 seats against the Republicans' 125 seats, and they are only 11 seats away from reaching a majority of 218 seats.