Democrats secure Senate and House majorities midway through Trump presidency
· World · BBC News, Bloomberg, New York Times
Democrats won control of both the US Senate and House of Representatives, taking full Congress during Donald Trump's presidency. Reporting from Los Angeles, Keisha Lance Bottoms became Georgia's first Black governor and first woman elected to the state's highest office. Democrats also flipped a Senate seat in North Carolina and won Texas's first Senate seat in decades. Jon Ossoff secured a second Senate term in Georgia, telling supporters the 'first light of dawn is on the horizon'. The victories came amid ecstatic scenes as Democrats pushed deep into Republican territory.
Why it matters
Democrats now control Congress for the remainder of Trump's presidency, enabling him to advance or block his legislative agenda. Keisha Lance Bottoms' victory ends over two decades of Republican governorship in Georgia.
Read the original report — BBC News
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