US midterms 2026 aftermath

Democrats won both chambers of Congress in the 3 November 2026 midterms, and Republicans lost at least seven Senate seats and the majority. President Donald Trump congratulated Democrats on election night, but on 9 November he asked on Truth Social whether the election was honest and offered no evidence of fraud. Congress returned the same day for about six weeks of lame-duck business before the new Congress convenes on 3 January 2027. On 9 November five Republican senators led by Ron Johnson asked to delay the Senate GOP leadership vote set for 10 November. On 10 November the House voted 211 to 204 to refer Rep. Thomas Massie's resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to the Judiciary Committee, effectively killing it in this Congress. Massie was the lone Republican to vote against referral, and he has said he will not file another resolution. Democrats have promised investigations of Hegseth's Pentagon once they take the majority in January. The next fixed dates are the mid-December government funding deadline and the convening of the new Congress on 3 January 2027.