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Breaking down Democrats’ majorities after blue wave

Season 2026 Episode 225 | 4m 12s

The results of the midterms have set up a two-year power struggle between Trump’s White House and the incoming Democratic Congress. Lisa Desjardins takes a look at the races and the potential size of the incoming Democratic majority.

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Midterm voters rebuke Trump, handing Democrats both chambers of Congress
Democratic and GOP strategists on how parties should respond to midterm results
'A mandate for change': Progressive Democrat William Lawrence flips House seat in Michigan
News Wrap: Officials in Iran welcome midterm results as vote against war
New Mexico's Deb Haaland on making history as first Native American woman elected governor
The issues that drove voters' decisions in the midterms
How the Latino shift to Democrats helped turn Texas blue
OKC's Republican mayor says election wipeout is 'rejection of Trumpism'
See how filmmakers used lightweight drones to capture wild tigers without disturbing them.
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Election 2026 PBS News special coverage
News Wrap: Trump says U.S. will suspend $4B annual aid to Israel next year
Expert panel on what to expect on Election Night
Pelosi reflects on historic career and predicts 'big victory' for Democrats
Former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel on GOP's political challenges
A look at the DOJ's effort to gain greater control over elections
Voters head to polls to decide control of House and Senate
How exit polls are evolving as more Americans vote early
Inside the AP's process for calling election races
News Wrap: Parts of jet may have broken off before crash in Florida