APTOPIX Election 2026 Congress
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., who is poised to become speaker of the House, is joined by Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chair, and Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., the House minority whip, right, at a news conference in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026.
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President Donald Trump acknowledges the Iran war impacted the midterm elections but says he's not considering replacing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth despite voter dissatisfaction with it. The election blowout of Republicans has delivered a new era in Washington. Democrats ousted Republicans from coast to coast Tuesday in a rejection of unified GOP control. Democratic majorities will be padded by unusually wide margins in the House and the Senate. Democrats will be under pressure to quickly show they have solutions for voters’ anger and frustration over high prices and the Iran war and unease about the direction of the country. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries calls the election “a great victory for the American people.”
