US midterm elections 2026 live: Democrats exceed 250 House seats as blue wave sweeping Congress grows

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Democrats widen gap in House chamber by flipping more seats, including in Ohio, Arizona and North Carolina; Ted Cruz calls election a ‘Watergate-level repudiation’ Live results | Q&A: Ask your questions about Democrats’ win Sign up for Breaking News US email With the dust still settling on the midterms, attention is already turning to the Republicans who might seek to lead the party into the next presidential race in 2028. JD Vance, Ted Cruz and Ron DeSantis are among those in the mix, as the Republican party begins to reckon with the fallout from its midterms performance. In this report, my colleague Ariana Baio looks at the early jockeying,

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