Democrats have clinched control of the U.S. Senate, ending the Republican Party's two-year hold on the upper chamber.

Democratic candidates flipped Republican-held seats in North Carolina, Ohio, Iowa, Texas, South Carolina and Kansas — all states Trump carried in 2024, where he had personally picked GOP nominees or campaigned on their behalf.

The sweep is the midterm's central development, one both pack reports describe identically as a clear rebuke of the president and the first two years of his second term.

Many of the losers were Trump's hand-picked candidates. WBAL-TV and KOCO report Ken Paxton, impeached by his own party over corruption accusations, lost to Democrat James Talarico in Texas, while Darline Graham fell to Annie Andrews in South Carolina amid questions about her inexperience.

Trump ally Michael Whatley lost North Carolina's open seat to Roy Cooper, who retired Sen. Thom Tillis had vacated after clashing with the president.

Sherrod Brown reclaimed his Ohio seat from appointed Sen. Jon Husted, Adam Hamilton beat Roger Marshall in Kansas, Ashley Hinson lost to Josh Turek in Iowa, and Jon Ossoff held Georgia against Mike Collins.

Democrats also beat Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, whom Trump blamed on social media as a 'RINO.'

The AP Voter Poll, cited in the pack reporting, shows about two-thirds of voters nationally say Trump's policies have worsened economic conditions, with only about 3 in 10 saying they improved.

Roughly two-thirds also say his tariff policies have hurt the national or local economy — a strain felt acutely in Iowa and Kansas, which the reports say bore the brunt of high diesel prices and the tariff war.

More than half of voters say Trump is not a strong leader and lacks the right priorities, and about 6 in 10 say he puts his personal interests above the country's. Trump shifted blame to GOP candidates in a Fox News interview, saying Democrats 'did a good job' in their campaigns.

With Senate control, Democrats can stonewall Trump's legislative priorities, stymie Cabinet and judicial nominations, and run oversight armed with committee control, bigger budgets and subpoena powers.

The reports say senior Democrats have telegraphed targets including the Trump family's business dealings, the administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, and allegations of corporate corruption.

WBAL-TV and KOCO note the White House could repeat its first-term strategy of slow-walking congressional requests and asserting executive privilege, while Trump says he has a 'strong veto' — signaling gridlock and confrontation in the next two years.