Results from across the United States have dealt a major blow to President Donald Trump as his Republican Party suffers significant defeats to the Democrats in the midterm elections.
The results so far indicate that the Democratic Party is heading for substantial victories in both chambers of Congress, the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The Democrats have also recorded notable gains in several state elections, strengthening their political position at the expense of Trump’s Republican Party.
Here are the key developments from the midterm elections:
Democrats have secured 226 seats in the House of Representatives, compared with 137 seats for the Republicans.
Democrats have won 54 seats in the Senate, while the Republicans have secured 43 seats.
The Democrats flipped Senate seats in Texas, Kansas, Ohio, South Carolina, North Carolina, Maine and Iowa.
The party won a Senate seat in Kansas for the first time since 1932.
Democrats also secured governorship victories in Texas, Iowa, Georgia and Ohio.
Abdul El-Sayed made history by becoming the first Muslim elected to the US Senate after defeating Republican candidate Mike Rogers in Michigan.
