The Financial Times: The Americans dealt a crushing blow to Donald Trump: According to the AP forecast, the Democrats took the majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate, ending the Republican control of both chambers. The GOP lost Senate seats from South and North Carolina to Iowa and Texas: James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton to become the first Democratic senator from Texas since the late 1980s; Kansas elected a Democratic senator for the first time since 1932. In Michigan, Abdul al-Sayed became the first Muslim elected to the US Senate. The Democratic leader in the House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, is expected to be the first black speaker. For Trump, this is a personal defeat: he asked voters to see the vote as a referendum on him, but his candidates lost one after another. He himself told Fox News: "I don't want to see this as a defeat for myself. I wasn't on the ballot," and vowed to block the Democrats' "crazy" bills, emphasizing the veto power. Democrats will be able to stop his legislative initiatives and launch large-scale investigations against the administration and even family members. The reason is widespread dissatisfaction with the economy, the cost of living, tariffs and the artificial intelligence boom. Gasoline prices were higher on average under Trump than under any other president. His campaign in recent weeks has not stopped the migration and may have intensified it; The 2024 coalition with young, Latino and black voters appears to have fallen apart. Democrats also won gubernatorial races: the first black governor, Keisha Lance Bottoms, was elected in Georgia, and Greg Abbott lost to Gina Hinojosa in Texas. Trump's nominee, Darlene Graham, lost the seat of her late brother, Lindsey Graham, to Democrat Lani Andrews. Even huge spending could not save the Republicans: Super PAC Maga Inc spent $380 million, Elon Musk spent more than $200 million on Paxton's losing race. Investors breathed a sigh of relief: the clear result avoided the worst-case scenario in which Trump would challenge the legitimacy of the election.

The Financial Times: The Americans dealt a crushing blow to Donald Trump: According to the AP forecast, the Democrats took the majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate, ending the Republican control of both chambers. The GOP lost Senate seats from South and North Carolina to Iowa and Texas: James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton to become the first Democratic senator from Texas since the late 1980s; Kansas elected a Democratic senator for the first time since 1932. In Michigan, Abdul al-Sayed became the first Muslim elected to the US Senate. The Democratic leader in the House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, is expected to be the first black speaker. For Trump, this is a personal defeat: he asked voters to see the vote as a referendum on him, but his candidates lost one after another. He himself told Fox News: "I don't want to see this as a defeat for myself. I wasn't on the ballot," and vowed to block the Democrats' "crazy" bills, emphasizing the veto power. Democrats will be able to stop his legislative initiatives and launch large-scale investigations against the administration and even family members. The reason is widespread dissatisfaction with the economy, the cost of living, tariffs and the artificial intelligence boom. Gasoline prices were higher on average under Trump than under any other president. His campaign in recent weeks has not stopped the migration and may have intensified it; The 2024 coalition with young, Latino and black voters appears to have fallen apart. Democrats also won gubernatorial races: the first black governor, Keisha Lance Bottoms, was elected in Georgia, and Greg Abbott lost to Gina Hinojosa in Texas. Trump's nominee, Darlene Graham, lost the seat of her late brother, Lindsey Graham, to Democrat Lani Andrews. Even huge spending could not save the Republicans: Super PAC Maga Inc spent $380 million, Elon Musk spent more than $200 million on Paxton's losing race. Investors breathed a sigh of relief: the clear result avoided the worst-case scenario in which Trump would challenge the legitimacy of the election.