Watch: The key moments from the US midterm elections
- Published4 November 2026, 12:26 GMT
The Democrats have swept to victory in the US midterm elections, taking control of Congress.
While the incumbent president's party generally tends to have a bad night in these elections, the scale of the Republican defeat is being viewed as a resounding rejection of Donald Trump's two years in the White House.
From angry voters to an unpopular president, here are five reasons why the Republicans lost so many seats.
