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Democrats win House and Senate in midterms as Trump concedes they did well

Democrats won control of both the House and the Senate in Tuesday's midterm elections, with flips and holds including Maine, Ohio, Texas, North Carolina and South Carolina. On Wednesday Trump said Democrats had done a good job and acknowledged the Iran war may have played a role, without taking personal responsibility. Vice President Vance said the Iran war was the real reason Republicans lost, and Speaker Mike Johnson reportedly will not seek the minority leader post.

• Democrats flipped Senate seats including Maine (Troy Jackson over Susan Collins), Ohio (Sherrod Brown over Jon Husted), Texas (James Talarico over Ken Paxton), North Carolina (Roy Cooper) and South Carolina (Annie Andrews).
• Democrats also won governorships in Texas (Gina Hinojosa over Greg Abbott), Ohio, California, Georgia and New Mexico, while Republican Byron Donalds won Florida.
• Incoming House oversight chair Robert Garcia told Trump and Republicans to 'lawyer up', and Senator Ron Wyden signalled subpoenas.
• Democrats won three of the four Florida House districts Republicans redrew this year and narrowly lead in the fourth.