Democrats retake Congress as Iran war and household costs weigh on U.S. politics

Reports say Democrats retook both chambers in the midterms, flipping Republican-held Senate seats in Texas, Maine, and South Carolina. Alaska’s Senate race remains unresolved, with Peltola ahead of Sullivan by 626 votes at 77% counted; absentee ballots and ranked-choice tabulation could delay the result, and a namesake-candidate allegation remains disputed.