Alaska and Mississippi Senate races still uncalled after US midterms

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

Democrats won control of both the House and the Senate in Tuesday's midterm elections. President Trump said Democrats had done a good job and acknowledged the Iran war may have contributed to Republican losses, though he did not take personal responsibility. On Wednesday, Vice-President JD Vance said the Iran war was the real reason Republicans lost, and the Guardian reports Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may take the blame. Senate races in Alaska and Mississippi remain uncalled.

• Democrats flipped Senate seats including North Carolina (Roy Cooper), South Carolina (Annie Andrews), Ohio (Sherrod Brown), Texas (James Talarico) and Maine (Troy Jackson over Susan Collins).
• Democrats won governorships in Texas (Gina Hinojosa over Greg Abbott), Ohio (Amy Acton), Georgia (Keisha Lance Bottoms), California (Xavier Becerra) and New Mexico (Deb Haaland); Republican Byron Donalds won in Florida.
• Thomas Massie has filed eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth, and House Speaker Mike Johnson reportedly will not seek the minority leader post.
• Incoming House oversight chair Robert Garcia told Trump and Republicans to 'lawyer up', and Senator Ron Wyden signalled subpoenas.