Vicious MAGA midterms blame game begins as Republicans are wiped out in House and Senate: Live updates

Donald Trump was dealt an election-night nightmare on Tuesday as Democrats took control of the Senate and House of Representatives in a crushing blow that threatened to cripple the final two years of his presidency. Follow the Daily Mail for more updates... Trump called in to Fox after blue tsunami Democratic midterm victory, admits 'it was Iran' Donald Trump called in to Fox News following the blue tsunami Democratic victory and admitted 'it was Iran' that crushed conservatives' midterm hopes after the House and Senate flipped. The President said that although 'people agree with what I am doing in Iran,' voters were not willing to reconcile 'short-term problems with long-term gain.' 05:47 Trump will not make any public appearances for the rest of the night The White House called a lid, meaning he will not make any public appearances for the rest of the night, shortly after midnight. 05:36 Breaking:Trump says he won't make changes to his cabinet while being open to collaborating with Democrats When asked whether he would reshuffle his cabinet after the Democratic midterm tsunami, Donald Trump told Fox: 'No, I don't think so.' He was also surprisingly friendly towards the Democratic Party, adding: 'I think the Democrats did a good job. They fought hard.' The President added that his administration wouldn't be able to work with their opponents on everything but insisted he would be able to find a way to collaborate on immigration. 'I mean, we can work with them on immigration. I think immigration is a big deal. I've always felt we should be able to work on immigration,' he said. 05:31 Republican Susan Collins concedes to Troy Jackson after upset in Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins has called Democratic candidate Toy Jackson to concede, a Jackson spokesman confirmed. The concession marks the end of her nearly 30-year run in the Senate. She is the longest-serving Republican woman in history. Jackson, a former state politician and lumber worker, successfully ousted the Republican, who had held the seat since 1997. Collins's watch party has mostly emptied out with just a couple dozen attendees, mostly media, remaining in the hotel room rented for the occasion. 05:23 Breaking:Democrat Troy Jackson ousts longtime Republican Susan Collins in stunning Maine Senate upset Democrat Troy Jackson defeated longtime Republican Senator Susan Collins, unseating the five-term incumbent who has represented Maine since 1997 and ending her reign as the longest-serving active GOP woman in the Senate. CNN and NBC called the race for Jackson around midnight. He was ahead 52 percent to Collins's 47 percent with 67 percent of the vote counted, according to the Associated Press. The Republican suffered one of the biggest defeats of her political career, ending her nearly three-decade tenure in the Senate and dashing her hopes of becoming the longest-serving senator in Maine's history. James Talarico: The new Obama or the Antichrist? How the Democrats new golden boy crushed Trump-ally Ken Paxton, infuriated the South’s evangelical conservatives… and is now among the party’s strongest 2028 contenders Is James Talarico a heretic? A demon in human form? The False Prophet from Revelation? Even the Antichrist himself? These would seem rather extreme labels to put on the soft-spoken, meek-looking seminarian who just claimed a historic win for Senate in Texas but these are the labels his detractors lobbied against him. In his high-profile Senate run, Talarico, 37, sparked Obama-like devotion from Democrats, who rightly predicted his faith-based campaign was their best chance of winning in the Lone Star state for the first time since 1988. Unsurprisingly, now whispers abound about the rise of a proto-president. Breaking:Ilhan Omar wins re-election despite claims she married her brother and Trump's deportation threat Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar breezed to reelection in Minnesota's 5th Congressional District, despite an eleventh-hour federal probe and renewed scrutiny of long-running allegations about her 'sham' previous marriage. Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie declared the death of MAGA as Democrats swept the midterm elections. 'When you put Darline Graham losing, Paxton losing, and now Abbott losing, the Trump era is over,' the Republican said on ABC News. 'It is over. You cannot lose at this level.' He continued: 'The Trump era is over, and when Greg Abbott, who was extraordinarily popular as a three-term governor, loses tonight in a state like Texas, I don’t care what the president says on Truth Social. The Trump era is over.' 05:00 Breaking:Polls close in Alaska (most of state), Hawaii 04:56 Democrat Tom Crowley wins Wisconsin gubernatorial race Democrats have secured the governorship in a vitally important state for their 2028 White House dreams. Crowley, 40, was bidding to become Wisconsin's first black governor after one of the state's most chaotic primaries. He defeated GOP rival Tom Tiffany, a Trump-endorsed congressman who voted against certifying Joe Biden's 2020 wins in Arizona and Pennsylvania, but finally conceded in September that the former president won. The AP called the race at 11.28pm. 04:53 Laura Loomer reacts to election results Trump ally Laura Loomer had a grim prediction for the nation as Democrats swept the 2026 midterm elections. 'Our country is over. I’ve been saying it for years. I even said that President Trump would only be able to slow the burn but our country would always eventually collapse,' she wrote on X. 'All empires collapse eventually and I said earlier this year, America 250 is funeral.' 04:49 Young voters made key difference in flipping Ohio Senate blue Democrat Sherrod Brown beat GOP incumbent Jon Husted - and one decisive factor in flipping the seat were young voters. Brown's support with voters younger than 30 was as high as 70 percent, according to the NBC News Exit Poll.