United States voters delivered a sweeping victory to Democratic candidates in the midterm elections, handing control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate to the Democratic Party and dramatically altering the political landscape for the final two years of President Donald Trump’s second term. The unexpected blue wave, fueled in part by voter backlash against surging gas prices and the ongoing military conflict involving Iran, sets up a high-stakes era of divided government, aggressive congressional oversight, and intense legislative gridlock in Washington.