Dems seize the Senate as blue tidal wave crashes deep into Trump country, topples GOP strongholds

Chuck Schumer clinched at least five pickups for Senate Dems as Republicans lost races in Georgia, Texas and the Carolinas

By Alex Miller Fox News

Published November 4, 2026 1:13am EST

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AUSTIN, Texas — Democrats pulled off a spectacular drubbing of Republicans to reclaim power in the Senate Tuesday night, even without every race up for grabs across the map being decided.

Democrats’ reclaiming of the upper chamber means that Republicans’ near two-year control of the federal government since President Donald Trump’s meteoric return to power will come to an end in January when the 120th Congress gavels into session.

And they did so by carving a blue gash deep into Trump country, toppling several candidates that the president handpicked in many races that, until the waning weeks of the midterm election cycle, appeared out of reach for Democrats.

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The wave started in Georgia, where Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., easily beat Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., and continued rolling through North Carolina, South Carolina, Kansas, Iowa and Texas, where Senator-elect Rep. James Talarico, currently a state senator, handed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton a historic and decisive defeat in the Lone Star State.

SENATE CONTROL IS A COIN FLIP — AND DEMOCRATS’ PATH RUNS THROUGH TRUMP COUNTRY

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“We just took back Texas,” Talarico told a roaring crowd of supporters Tuesday night.

As Tuesday rolled into Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., had clinched five pickups already, eviscerating Republicans’ thin, 53-seat majority in the upper chamber.

The wave could still continue into Tuesday and roil through the GOP, with major races still outstanding that could swing Democrats’ way before the midterms are through.

Contests in Michigan, Minnesota and Alaska were still outstanding, but even if Democrats lose those races, they’ll still claim power in the Senate.

VETERAN DEM OPERATIVE SAYS SUBPAR GOP CANDIDATES POISED TO HAND OVER SENATE MAJORITY

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And coupled with a majority in the House, that means that Trump’s agenda in Congress will likely grind to a complete halt.

Blame among Republicans was already flying as the dust continued to settle election night, with Trump, the quality of candidates running in tight races, and the top Republican running the Senate’s campaign arm, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., coming under an immediate and harsh microscope.

VETERAN DEM OPERATIVE SAYS SUBPAR GOP CANDIDATES POISED TO HAND OVER SENATE MAJORITY

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“When the NRSC Chairman loses his home state of SOUTH CAROLINA…,” a GOP operative told Fox News Digital.

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Whether Schumer will be the one to lead Senate Democrats, however, remains in the air.

Many of the candidates that scored a ticket to Washington, D.C., have remained noncommittal, or outright refused, to support him, arguing that the Senate Democratic caucus needed generational change in leadership.

Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.

Democrat seize House control in stunning blue tsunami, vow retribution against Trump admin

Fox News projects Democrats pulled stunning upsets in both battleground districts and safe red seats

By Elizabeth Elkind | Fox News

Published November 3, 2026 11:38pm EST

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Democrats have seized the House majority and will control the lower chamber of Congress for the final two years of President Donald Trump’s term, the Fox News Decision Desk projects.

An unprecedented blue wave saw Democrats pull off stunning upsets in both battleground House districts and areas considered safe red seats.

The Fox News Decision Desk projects the GOP suffered major losses in four key groups: Hispanic voters, young voters, independents and rural Americans.

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Top Democrats did not hesitate in signaling they would be raring to go after various investigations targeting Trump and his administration.

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“Lawyer up,” Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., the likely next House Oversight Committee chairman, said in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital.

The X account belonging to Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee posted at Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin, “Clear your calendar.”

Among Democrats’ most stunning upset victories in the House came against Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., who switched parties from Democrat to Republican during the first Trump administration. Democrat Jamie Ager defeated his Republican challenger in North Carolina’s 11th congressional district, a previous GOP stronghold that became vulnerable after retiring Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., announced he would not seek re-election amid sexual harassment allegations.

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And vulnerable Republicans who have weathered tough re-election bids in the past appeared poised to fall to Democratic challengers as of shortly before midnight on Tuesday.

Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., conceded his race to Democrat former Biden administration official Cait Conley, according to a video posted by journalist Timmy Facciola.

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., is now easily poised to become the country’s first Black Speaker of the House, likely with a double-digit majority that will leave room for any far-left defectors.

“This is a change election, and we understand as House Democrats that we need to deliver dramatic change. Things are broken. We need a Congress that puts the American people first. The wealthy, the well-off, and the well-connected tried to buy this election. The American people have responded in a resounding way and made clear that America is not for sale. We will deliver. A Congress that puts everyday Americans first, working class Americans first, middle class Americans first, and all those who aspire to be part of the middle class,” Jeffries told people at an election night party in Washington, D.C.

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Meanwhile, multiple House Republicans told Fox News Digital that they expect new senior leaders after their existing top echelons failed to deliver. Among the names that some are floating is House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who has been campaigning for GOP candidates in the months before Election Day.

House Republicans are holding their internal leadership elections next week.

Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.

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Republicans suffer historic Senate upset as Dem flips deep-red state for first time in nearly a century

Adam Hamilton’s win against Sen Roger Marshall marks the first time Kansas has sent a Democrat to the Senate since 1932

By Alex Miller, Ashley J. DiMella, Morgan Phillips Fox News

Published November 4, 2026 1:46am EST

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Democrats projected to gain control of US Senate after key victories

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The GOP’s nightmare scenario became a reality in Kansas on Election Night, where an insurgent Democratic newcomer toppled a Republican incumbent for the first time in nearly a century.

Megachurch pastor Adam Hamilton is projected to defeat first-term Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., in one of the more unexpectedly close and brutal races during this midterm election cycle, according to Fox News Decision Desk.

Hamilton’s win in the Sunflower State marks the first time Kansans have sent a Democrat to the Senate since 1932.

Marshall’s campaign sputtered in the late stages of the race, giving Hamilton an opening to peel off a large number of independent and rural voters — and it also served a bruising blow to Senate Republicans who are trying to cling to their slim majority in the upper chamber.

MAINE, KANSAS SENATE RACES NECK AND NECK AS DEMOCRATS LEAD IN TEXAS, MICHIGAN, POLL SHOWS

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Adam Hamilton, left, ended nearly a century of Republican Senate dominance in Kansas by defeating Roger Marshall in a brutal midterm battle.(Getty Images)

Democratic strategist Mally Smith told Fox News Digital that Adam Hamilton was the perfect candidate to run in Kansas.

“He was able to bring Republicans, Independents and Democrats together to pull a stunning upset. The combination of a blue environment, a scandal-plagued incumbent, and a strong Democrat like Hamilton made this upset possible,” said Smith.

Though for months their race was not on the radar of national Democrats or Republicans, in the waning weeks Marshall acknowledged that he was running for his political life as headwinds battered Republican incumbents across the country.

“I think that, you know, I’m not a political expert, I’m a physician, but if we lose Kansas, I don’t see how we keep control of the Senate,” Marshall told Fox News Digital in an interview before the election.

“And that’s why a vote for Adam Hamilton is a vote for Chuck Schumer and Democrat control of the Senate,” he continued. “It’s that simple.”

DEM SENATE HOPEFUL REJECTS SCHUMER BUT BENEFITS FROM MILLIONS IN SPENDING BY HIS ALLIES

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But Hamilton has time and again said that he would not support Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to continue leading Democrats if elected, a point he reminded Marshall of during their final debate.

“I’ve already said I wouldn’t support Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leader if the Democrats took control of the Senate,” Hamilton said.

Their contest morphed into a bitter, bloody battle that dragged in millions of dollars in resources and high-profile surrogates, like President Donald Trump, who rallied twice there weeks and days before the election.

TRUMP-BACKED SENATOR ADMITS GOP FACES NIGHTMARE SCENARIO IN STATE REPUBLICANS HAVEN’T LOST IN 90 YEARS

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Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 16, 2026.(Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

It became dominated by brutal headlines against Marshall for his old medical practice, reportedly suing patients for unpaid bills, and searing ads against Hamilton that alleged he covered up sexual assault scandals at his church.

Kansas political experts argued that the race was ripe for Hamilton to take, given that he had a built-in popularity within the state fostered by his decades as the head pastor and founder of the largest United Methodist church in Kansas and the political headwinds created by Trump’s policies — Marshall for much of the campaign remained closely aligned with the president.

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“I really just think it’s entirely possible,” University of Kansas political science professor Don Haider-Markel told Fox News Digital. “And if they can’t do it this election cycle, I don’t see when they’re ever going to do it.”

Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.

Trump congratulates Democrats in election night call with CBS News

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President Trump congratulated Democrats on their midterm election victories in a phone call with CBS News.

“My message is, congratulations to the Democrats, and I look forward to working with you for the good of our country,” he said.

The president said he plans to work with the opposing party, saying, “I know a lot of Democrats. I have total veto power and I’m sure we’ll be able to work things out.”

“I think they’re gonna want to work with me,” he said. “Otherwise I’d just veto everything and they’re not gonna want that.”

The president insisted that so many Republicans lost because he wasn’t on the ballot.

“I feel that I wasn’t on the ballot, and there was nothing that could be done about that,” he said. “If I was, we would have won.”

Explaining the losses for Republicans, the president added: “In some cases they didn’t like the candidates, and in some cases those candidates were not my friend and the base knows that better than anybody. And they stayed back. They didn’t have — I mean, it’s just, it’s sad in the sense that we would have won easily if I was on the ballot. But I wasn’t.”

Asked if he is upset, he said he “tried hard” and “left it on the field”

“I tried to help people get elected, and they were not elected, they couldn’t get elected,” he said. “The people didn’t come out as they should have. If I were on the ballot they would have been out. But they didn’t. It’s just one of those things, you know? It’s a point in time. Happened many times before.”

Separately, the president said the Iran war would be over “when I say it’s over, basically. It’ll end when I say it ends.”

GOP governor defies Dem enthusiasm, tough political climate to win re-election in key swing state

Ayotte defied a rough political climate for the GOP, spotlighting affordable housing as the state’s most pressing challenge

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Gov Kelly Ayotte highlights that New Hampshire was the deciding state to ratify the Constitution

New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte tells Fox News Digital her state is ‘proud to be part of the fair on the National Mall.’

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The Fox News Decision Desk projects that Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte has defeated Democratic challenger Cinde Warmington in New Hampshire’s gubernatorial election.

Defying a rough political climate facing the GOP as well as Democratic Party enthusiasm, Ayotte won re-election to a second two-year term as the Northern New England swing state’s governor.

Ayotte, who also served two decades ago as state attorney general, was first elected governor in 2024, succeeding fellow Republican Gov. Chris Sununu. New Hampshire and neighboring Vermont are the only states in the nation that elect their governors every two years.

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Ayotte started the cycle as the favorite due in part to political history. Only twice in the past century — and not since 2004 — have first-term New Hampshire governors been ousted.

The governor highlighted affordable housing as her state’s most pressing economic challenge, and she pointed to new laws on accessory dwelling units and permitting to help ease the crisis.

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Warmington, a healthcare attorney and former member of New Hampshire’s five-member elected executive council, which approves state contracts and the governor’s judicial and executive branch nominations, highlighted the cost of living as she ran for governor. She called for a suspension of the state’s gas tax.

The Democratic nominee’s past work as a lobbyist for drugmaker Purdue Pharma was a major line of attack by Ayotte, and the governor and her campaign labeled Warmington an “opioid lobbyist.”

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Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire is interviewed by Fox News Digital Sept. 14, 2026 in Concord, N.H.(Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)

“Kelly Ayotte is spending millions of dollars attacking me for work I did decades ago and regret. That’s so you won’t look at what Kelly’s doing right now as governor,” Warmington said in response.

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And she blamed the governor for “doubling prescription drug costs, electric rates up 15%, record high housing costs.”

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Democrat David Crowley wins Wisconsin governor’s race, defeating Trump ally Tom Tiffany

November 3, 2026 / 11:33 PM EST / CBS News

Moderate Democrat David Crowley won the Wisconsin governor’s race, CBS News projects, defeating top Trump ally Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany in one of the most purple states in the country.

Two-term incumbent Democratic Gov. Tony Evers was prevented from running again due to term limits.

Crowley, the Milwaukee County executive, successfully tied Tiffany to President Trump, who has a 60% disapproval rating in Wisconsin, a September poll from Marquette University Law School found. Crowley also criticized Tiffany’s House vote against certifying the 2020 election, as well as his alliance with Mr. Trump on the One Big, Beautiful Bill, tariffs and the Iran war.

Tiffany, who has represented a safely Republican Northern Wisconsin district since 2020, tried to paint Crowley as a socialist, especially after the contentious Democratic primary. Though Tiffany has been a longtime Trump ally, he tried to focus his campaign on more local issues. Mr. Trump last visited the state to campaign in June.

Crowley won the August 11 primary by just 4,000 votes over democratic socialist Francesca Hong. The Democratic race had at one time four major candidates: Crowley, Hong, former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes and Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez.

The race started to take a different shape in July, when Crowley dropped his bid and threw his support behind Rodriguez, who was considered more of an establishment candidate.

But Rodriguez dropped out days later, after discovering her campaign funds were lower than she thought.

Though Barnes had pulled off a surprise victory in the 2022 Senate primary as a progressive candidate and won statewide as the state’s first Black lieutenant governor in 2018, Hong appeared to be the frontrunner. With Wisconsin voters facing those far-left choices on the ballot, Crowley announced he would return to the campaign trail as a centrist Democrat.

Crowley said in a debate in July that he had initially decided to drop his bid because he believed he was behind, but then said that “we were going off false data” and returned to the race.

Barnes then announced on July 30 — less than two weeks before the primary — that he would drop out, saying, “it’s becoming very clear who the Democratic nominee is going to be,” pointing to Hong. Barnes’ announcement came as theMilwaukee Journal Sentinel was investigating allegations that he was taking advantage of his role in the party to have sexual encounters with young adult women. Barnes denies the allegations and has not been accused of any crimes.

Tiffany did not face serious opposition in the Republican primary, giving him more time to campaign for the general election.

Wisconsin is a battleground state — Mr. Trump won the state by less than one point in 2024. It is one of only two states in the country with one Democratic senator and one Republican senator (a third state, Maine, has one Republican senator and an independent who caucuses with Democrats).

‘LAWYER UP’: Dems immediately put Trump on notice amid Republicans’ midterm bloodbath

Rep. Robert Garcia, set to chair the committee, says his team has been quietly preparing investigations for months

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House Democrats plan Trump probes if they win midterms

House Democrats are planning a broad oversight agenda targeting the Trump administration if they regain the House majority in the midterm elections. Marc Thiessen analyzes how potential congressional investigations into family business dealings, immigration policy and the administration’s actions could shape the political landscape in Washington.

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Democrats wasted little time putting the Trump administration on notice after their sweeping midterm victories, firing off blunt warnings of subpoenas and investigations as they prepared to wield newfound power on Capitol Hill.

“LAWYER UP,” Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., the top Democrat on the powerful House Oversight Committee, posted on X.

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., offered an even more succinct preview of what could be ahead with the signle word post: “Subpoenas.”

As election results rolled in Tuesday night the picture for the next two years became increasingly bleak for Republicans and President Donald Trump’s agenda..

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Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., rattled off a list of Trump administration officials and allies she appeared eager to haul before Congress.

“Noem, Markwayne, Miller, Homan, Bovino, what’s up? Clear your schedule,” Ramirez wrote.

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“They are going to need to plant new forests for all of the subpoenas we’ll be printing,” Sen. Ed Markey, D-Conn. , wrote on X.

The warnings offered an early glimpse of the investigations that could consume Washington when the new Congress convenes in January. Democrats are preparing to use committee gavels and subpoena power to scrutinize Trump and his administration after two years in the minority and little ability to move the needle at all.

Democrats have spent months laying the groundwork for this moment, mapping out investigations and sending document requests that could be followed by subpoenas once they take control of congressional committees.

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Garcia, who is in line to chair the House Oversight Committee, has said his panel would move quickly on investigations spanning the Trump family’s business dealings, immigration enforcement, alleged corporate corruption and the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

“We’re not starting from scratch here,” Garcia told Punchbowl News ahead of the election, saying his team had been quietly preparing for months.

Garcia has also pointed to the tools that come with the majority — including subpoenas, contempt proceedings and the ability to take disputes to court — as Democrats prepare for likely resistance from the White House.

The coming investigations are expected to extend well beyond the Oversight Committee.

Democrats on the House Judiciary and Homeland Security committees have spent the past two years pressing the administration over immigration enforcement and other Trump policies, while Senate Democrats could use their newly won committee gavels to launch investigations of their own.

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Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., rattled off a list of Trump administration officials and allies she appeared eager to haul before Congress. “Noem, Markwayne, Miller, Homan, Bovino, what’s up? Clear your schedule,” Ramirez wrote.(Bloomberg via Getty Images)

War Secretary Pete Hegseth could face particularly intense scrutiny.

Democrats had already introduced articles of impeachment against Hegseth before taking the majority, accusing him of offenses ranging from waging an unauthorized war against Iran to obstructing congressional oversight. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries went further last month, declaring that “one of the first things” Democrats would do in the majority would be to “run Pete Hegseth out of town.”

Hegseth could face a reckoning even sooner considering Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., has said he plans to force a vote on his own resolution to impeach the secretary when lawmakers return for the lame-duck session. He has accused Hegseth of violating the War Powers Resolution during the Iran war and acting unlawfully in U.S. military operations in Venezuela, Yemen and against suspected drug traffickers.

Congressional committees have broad investigative powers, including the authority to subpoena administration officials and private citizens to testify under oath and compel them to turn over documents, communications and other records.

Committee chairs can also wield significant power on their own. House rules allow committees to delegate subpoena authority to their chairs, meaning some incoming Democratic chairmen could issue demands for testimony or documents without first securing Republican support.

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Ignoring a congressional subpoena can trigger contempt proceedings, although forcing compliance — particularly from executive branch officials who invoke privilege — can lead to lengthy legal battles. Congress can pursue contempt of Congress or seek enforcement through the federal courts.

Former Trump advisers Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro were both convicted of contempt of Congress after refusing to comply with subpoenas from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, and each was sentenced to four months in prison.

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Congress can vote to hold a witness in criminal contempt and refer the matter to the Justice Department, which retains a role in deciding whether to pursue prosecution, a significant hurdle when Congress is seeking information from officials serving in the executive branch.

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PIE四车连环撞 六旬骑士送院助查

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发布/2026年11月4日 15:46

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泛岛快速公路往大士方向发生连环车祸。 （读者提供）

泛岛快速公路发生两辆汽车、一辆货车和一辆电单车连环撞事故，60岁电单车骑士送院并协助调查。

这起车祸发生在星期二（11月3日）早上8时50分左右，地点是泛岛快速公路（PIE）往大士方向，惠德里路出口前。

热心读者林先生（64岁，送货员）告诉《新明日报》，他上班路上目睹两车相撞，前后还停着小货车和电单车。

“现场还有一辆消防车、数名交警和一辆拖车。”

林先生也说，来往车道都有些拥堵，他多花了10分钟左右才抵达目的地。

警方受询时说，车祸涉及两辆汽车、一辆货车和一辆电单车。60岁的男电单车骑士在意识清醒下送院，他也在协助调查。警方调查正在进行中。

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（曼彻斯特综合电）在新加坡时间星期三（11月4日）凌晨举行的欧洲冠军联赛中，葡萄牙中场费尔南德斯（Fernandes）表现出色，协助曼联（Manchester United）上演戏剧性逆转，以3比2击败罗马（Roma）。

然而，这名曼联队长却因为在球队于上一场欧冠联赛耻辱性1比4败给意大利新军科莫（Como）后，公开批评了主帅卡里克（Carrick）的战术，而在下一场对阵伯恩茅斯（Bournemouth）的英超联赛中遭弃用。

谈到那起事件，费尔南德斯坦言，卡里克当时将他排除在首发阵容之外，是正确的决定，也是合理的做法。

费尔南德斯：外界有很多不实报道

他在接受亚马逊Prime采访时说：“这段时间并不容易，媒体上出现了很多揣测。关于我和主帅之间发生的事，有很多不实报道。我们已经把话说开，之后主帅决定让我坐上替补席，因为我的表现不够好。

“所有人都认为，这是主帅在惩罚我之前说过的话。如果真是这样，那也是正确的。主帅有权作出决定。

“这并不会改变我对主帅、教练团队，以及球会每一名球员的信任，也不会改变我的目标——接下来每一场比赛，我都要全力争胜。”

曼联本赛季开局表现低迷，创下自1986年以来最差的赛季开局，至今在英超联赛中仅取得一场胜利，卡里克的帅位因此摇摇欲坠。

不过，费尔南德斯并不认为本仗逆转战胜罗马，就能够保住卡里克的饭碗。

他说：“我们不需要帮谁保住饭碗。球会需要这场胜利，球员们也需要这场胜利。

“我们一直非常努力，希望全队一起摆脱目前的困境。”

Democrats win majority in the Senate, flipping control of upper chamber

November 3, 2026 / 11:46 PM EST / CBS News

Washington — Democrats won control of the Senate in the 2026 elections, CBS News projected, after a raft of victories over Republicans in key races, cementing the new majority and flipping party control of the upper chamber.

Democrats were projected to flip seats in Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Kansas and Iowa, winning in states which had become surprisingly competitive in the final stretch of the campaign, while holding on to seats in Georgia and New Hampshire. The size of Democrats’ majority remains to be seen.

Republicans currently control a six-seat majority of 53 seats in the Senate, while Democrats hold 47. Democrats needed to win four seats to win the majority. And heading into the cycle, where more than a third of the chamber was up for grabs, the Senate map appeared to work in their favor. While the GOP was defending more seats than Democrats, most of those seats were in states that President Trump had won by comfortable margins in the last election. But in the final months of the campaign, the unpopular war with Iran and high gas and diesel prices put more states in play for Democrats.

Republicans spent hundreds of millions of dollars defending seats in states like Texas, Alaska, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Ohio, where the president had won by double digits just two years earlier. But even with a spending advantage, Democrats secured enough seats to flip the Senate.

Democrats last won a majority in the Senate in 2022, before Republicans went on to win control of the chamber in 2024. The victory will have implications for control of Washington, as Mr. Trump enters his final two years in office. With the majority, Democrats can block the president’s nominees and control what measures receive votes on the floor, severely limiting his ability to get anything done legislatively.

CBS News also projected that Democrats would take control of the House.

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