Donald Trump’s Republican Party has lost control of the US Senate after Democrats secured 51 seats in the 2026 midterm elections, according to ARY News Urdu. The result returns Democrats to control of the chamber and marks a setback for Trump’s party.
The change puts Democrats in charge of a chamber that votes on federal legislation and confirms presidential appointments. Their victory removes the Senate from Republican control.
The campaign had also featured a financial pledge tied to Republican control of Congress. In its report on 10 September 2026, this publication covered US President Donald Trump’s promise to give every adult American a $5,000 dividend if Republicans won both the House of Representatives and the Senate in November’s midterm elections. With nearly 270 million adults in the United States, the proposed payments could have cost the government roughly $1.3 trillion if carried out in full. Trump said recipients would be expected to spend the money within the United States, but had not explained how it would be financed or distributed.
That September report also noted criticism from Democrats and questions from some legal experts about whether the payment promise could raise concerns under election laws. Trump had previously supported a $2,000 payment proposal connected to tariff revenue; the newer pledge offered eligible adults a substantially larger sum. The proposal came ahead of the November elections and was described as a potential part of the broader debate over taxes, tariffs, government spending and economic policy. Further details were still needed to establish how the dividend could be funded and whether existing US laws would allow it to be implemented.
