Ecstatic scenes and historic results: Key moments from US midterms

Democrats have won both chambers of Congress, according to projected results, taking control for the remainder of Donald Trump’s presidency. They made gains in states Trump comfortably won two years ago, including Texas, Kansas, Ohio and South Carolina. Hakeem Jeffries hailed a “great American comeback” and is poised to become House speaker, while Trump conceded the Democrats had done a “good job” and said the US-Israel war on Iran had affected the vote. In Maine, Republican Senator Susan Collins conceded defeat to Democrat Troy Jackson.