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Midterm voters rebuke Trump, handing Democrats power

Season 2026 Episode 225 | 6m 46s

Voters delivered a sweeping rebuke of President Trump and his party in the midterms, handing Democrats major victories and dramatically reshaping the balance of power in Washington. Trump now enters a lame duck phase of his second term, promising both to use his veto power, and also to work across the aisle as he faces the largest Democratic majorities in decades. Liz Landers reports.

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Election 2026 PBS News special coverage
Breaking down the Democrats’ big majorities after the blue wave
The issues that drove voters' decisions in the midterms
Democratic and GOP strategists on how parties should respond to midterm results
'A mandate for change': Progressive Democrat William Lawrence flips House seat in Michigan
News Wrap: Officials in Iran welcome midterm results as vote against war
New Mexico's Deb Haaland on making history as first Native American woman elected governor
How the Latino shift to Democrats helped turn Texas blue
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