Vance says Iran war was the real reason Republicans lost the midterms

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

Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in Tuesday's midterm elections, with Al Jazeera reporting a House majority and others reporting a Senate takeover. Trump said Democrats had done a good job and acknowledged the Iran war may have played a role, without taking personal responsibility. On Wednesday Vice President Vance said the war was the real reason Republicans lost, and Speaker Mike Johnson reportedly will not seek the House minority leader post.

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