Midterm earthquake: Democrats sweep Congress, flip Texas and Georgia

Democrats secure 51 Senate seats and 255 House seats, ousting Texas Governor Greg Abbott and winning Georgia's governorship.

Midterm earthquake: Democrats sweep Congress, flip Texas and Georgia — Democratic candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms won the Georgia gubernatorial race in the midterm elections, a result that, combined with Gina Hinojosa's defeat of Texas Governor Greg Abbott after three terms, signals a profound electoral shift. [^1][^2] The Democratic Party secured control of the Senate with 51 seats and a majority of 255 seats in the House of Representatives, a sweeping victory that reshapes the federal landscape. [^3] In Providence, Rhode Island, voters approved a ballot measure by 75% that could lead the city to divest public funds from Israel, a local expression of a broader political realignment. [^4] A representative for the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island has said the group would explore legal options to challenge the measure, setting up a potential conflict between municipal activism and established pro-Israel advocacy. [^4] President Trump, describing the US position vis-à-vis Tehran as "excellent," claimed the American naval blockade is severely harming the Iranian economy, but the domestic political outcome may complicate his foreign policy agenda. [^5] Prof. Yossi Shain warns of a paradigm shift in US-Israel relations, with voices against Israel in the Trump camp and politicization of American aid, suggesting the Democratic sweep could accelerate these trends. [^6] The question now is whether the new Congress will sustain the traditional bipartisan consensus on Israel or begin to reshape it. Courier robbery, murder case, and police officer indictment: Israel's crime beat — Hassan Razek, a courier from Baqa al-Gharbiyye, arrived to deliver a package in the Neve Amirim neighborhood of Herzliya and was attacked with punches and knife threats, losing about 10,000 shekels in cash. The incident is one of several crime stories that emerged today. In Haifa, Yana Zikova, 43, was murdered about a week and a half ago in her apartment in the Kiryat Haim neighborhood. Her parents, who arrived from Ukraine for her funeral, are working to gain custody of their grandson and remain in Israel.[^1] The case raises a dilemma about the legal status of grandparents from Ukraine