A political earthquake in Washington; The American people's "no big" for Trump and the Republicans The President of the United States and his party (the Republicans) suffered a heavy defeat in the midterm elections for Congress due to the war against Iran, and the Democrats achieved a historic victory, known as a political earthquake and tsunami in Washington. Democrats and Trump's opponents won in states that had been Republican strongholds for decades; Including in Kansas, no Democrat has won in nearly a century. IRNA reporter Zahra Hajbari reports in New York.