Democrats win Congress, and Trump says he is willing to accept results

Democrats won control of both the House and the Senate in Tuesday's midterm elections. By Wednesday morning they had secured 54 Senate seats, with Alaska not yet called and the Mississippi race too close to call. In the House, Fox News counted 228 Democratic seats to 139 for Republicans, with 68 races still uncalled.

Among the flips, Democrat James Talarico beat Republican Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race, Gina Hinojosa defeated Gov. Greg Abbott, and Annie Andrews beat Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina. Trump told the New York Times he is "absolutely willing to accept" the results. In a Fox News interview he said he was "a little bit surprised" and that "the Democrats did a good job."

He wrote on Truth Social that he "wasn't on the Ballot" and would have won in a landslide. He blamed some Republican candidates and said Iran was part of it, pointing to higher gasoline prices. He said he is willing to work with Democrats but would veto what he calls "insane" bills.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that election day went smoothly, with no reports of troops at polls, and that the administration has signaled plans to question results in California and Alaska.

For voters, the Daily Signal reports North Carolina approved a photo ID requirement for voting by 60-40 and Ohio by 66-34. In California, a one-time 5% tax on billionaires was too close to call, the Associated Press reported, according to the Guardian. With Democrats set to control Congress, Trump told Fox News he would veto bills he calls "insane," the BBC reports.