Key Takeaways from the 2026 Midterms; US Stocks Rally, the Dow Soars More Than 1,000 Points

Democrats won a sweeping victory on Nov. 3, taking control of both houses of Congress and flipping at least four state executive mansions. Midterm losses are not unusual for the party of the incumbent president, though the degree varies. In the Senate, Democrats flipped long-held Republican seats in the South and Midwest. Most of the U.S. stock market is rallying Wednesday as Wall Street tries to…

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