Democrats are preparing to take control of Congress in January after winning the House and Senate in the November midterm elections, with President Donald Trump remaining in the White House. The party won at least 54 Senate seats, including upsets in Texas, Kansas and South Carolina, according to CBS News.
CBS News projects Democrats will control 251 to 268 House seats. The party captured the chamber by flipping more than two dozen Republican-held seats, with victories stretching from Northeastern suburbs to South Texas.
Senate races in Alaska and Mississippi remain toss-ups, CBS News said. In Alaska, Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan faces Democrat Mary Peltola; in Mississippi, Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde Smith is running against Democrat Scott Colom. Mississippi officials said thousands of ballots still need to be counted.
House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to step aside as Republican leader, CBS News reported. Vice President JD Vance blamed the party’s losses on the Iran war, while Trump attributed them to his absence from the ballot.
Democratic lawmakers have pledged to investigate the finances of Trump’s presidential library. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer also promised a legislative fight, while Democratic Senator-elect Adam Hamilton told CBS News he did not want to spend the next two years in trials.