US midterms: Democrats projected to win Congress in major setback for Trump

Democrats have won full control of the US Congress in a sweeping midterm rout on Tuesday, with a series of upsets delivering a major rebuke to President Donald Trump and his Republican Party, according to media projections. The victory handed Democrats both the House of Representatives and Senate, giving them power to block Trump’s agenda and investigate alleged corruption for the last two years of his presidency. The vote reflected deep anger over living costs, tariffs and Trump’s war against Iran, which has sent fuel prices soaring and compounded dissatisfaction with an already deeply…