Democrats won majorities in both the Senate and the House on Tuesday, with sweeping gains deep into Republican strongholds as tens of millions of voters delivered a sharp rebuke to President Donald Trump, Reuters / Agerpres reported via Radio Oltenia.

The Democratic Party scored wins in states long seen as out of reach, including conservative bastions such as South Carolina, Texas and Iowa. US media projections show Democrats have secured a majority in the legislative elections.

The result shifts the balance for the final two years of Trump’s term: a Democrat-controlled Congress can block or renegotiate the Republican agenda on legislation and budgets, while the president keeps veto power.

The Reuters analysis, carried by Agerpres and Radio Oltenia, stresses the scale of the “blue wave” beyond classic Democratic states, with gains where Republicans looked entrenched after Trump’s win two years ago.

Source consulted: US elections: Democrats take control of Congress — Radio Oltenia.

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Sources consulted: US elections: Democrats take control of Congress — Radio Oltenia.