In the U.S. midterm elections, Democrats secured 54 Senate seats (up from 47) and 225 House seats (up from 214), reclaiming a majority in both chambers, as reported by Reuters and others.
According to international media, the backdrop to this result includes voter dissatisfaction with the war in Iran and rising prices. In Texas, the largest Republican stronghold in the U.S., Democrats won a Senate seat for the first time in 38 years, unseating Republican Greg Abbott...