Democrat Roy Cooper celebrates flipping North Carolina Senate seat

Top Democrat tells Trump and Republicans to ‘lawyer up’ after US midterm defeats

<p>Robert Garcia, set to become oversight chair, vows to take on president while Senator Ron Wyden signals ‘subpoenas’ </p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/nov/03/midterm-election-results-live-updates">US midterm elections – live updates</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/nov/03/midterm-elections-full-results-senate-house-governor-races">Track live results from all 50 states</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/04/midterm-election-results-question-answer">Tell us: what do you want to know about the midterm election results?</a></p></li></ul><p>Robert Garcia, the Democratic congressman set to become the next chair of the oversight committee of the House of Representatives, <a href="https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-releases/incoming-oversight-chairman-robert-garcia-statement-after-democrats-secure-majority-in-the-us-house-of-representatives">had two words</a> for Republicans on Tuesday evening: “Lawyer up.”</p><p>Garcia issued his <a href="https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-releases/incoming-oversight-chairman-robert-garcia-statement-after-democrats-secure-majority-in-the-us-house-of-representatives">statement</a> as a blue wave appeared to take hold across the country after voters cast their ballots in the US midterm elections. Democrats retook control of the US Senate, and are widely expected to do the same in the House.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/04/robert-garcia-trump-oversight">Continue reading...</a>