Democratic congressman warns no one in Trump's family is 'off limits' after a blue wave hands Democrats control of Congress
Trump Tower in Las Vegas lit up with a projected 'TRUMP OUT' message, as Democrats flipped traditional Republican strongholds including Texas, Kansas, South Carolina and Ohio in what rivals called a 'midterm massacre'.Trump's claim that he "would have won" had he been on the ballot, as Jon Ossoff branded him a "failed lame duck president" after winning re-election in a top Republican target state.Revellers at a Democratic watch party in New York celebrate as Democrats seized the House, with senior Republican figures including Marco Rubio quietly slipping away from the White House East Room as trays of uneaten food were left behind.
Robert Garcia, the Democratic congressman and ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, told Trump directly that no member of his family would be protected from Democratic oversight investigations following his party's capture of both congressional chambers in Tuesday's midterm elections. Democrats are heading toward a 56-seat Senate majority after sweeping race after race in what party leaders are calling a "blue tsunami" — a decisive rejection of Trump's administration. Chuck Schumer threatened the White House with "the power of the purse" as Democrats prepare to assume control in January.
A Republican senator lambasted his own party for 'suicidal' decisions that he said produced a midterm 'beat-down'.
Iowa Democratic nominee Eric Armstrong won his state House seat by nine points despite having stepped back from his own campaign in September for health reasons.