Skip linksSkip to Content Live Navigation menuNewsMiddle EastAfricaAsiaUS & CanadaLatin AmericaEuropeAsia PacificExplainedSportOpinionVideoInteractivesOriginalsFeaturesEconomyHuman RightsClimate CrisisInvestigationsIn PicturesScience & TechnologyPodcastsTravelSponsored Content Live Navigation menuDonald TrumpTrump, Netanyahu and the Iran questionHow Iran war fallout may shape US electionsA visual guide to redistrictingDemocrat leaders hail midterm election successNewsFeedThe top Democrats in the two chambers of US Congress have been hailing their party’s resounding victory in the midterms. Hakeem Jeffries is set to become House Speaker with Chuck Schumer set for the post of Senate Majority Leader when Democrats take control from January.Published On 4 Nov 2026