Gaza volunteer Adam Hamawy wins historic US Congress seat
Egyptian-American surgeon Adam Hamawy has won New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District, becoming the state’s first Muslim member of Congress. A former US Army combat surgeon, he volunteered in Gaza and says what he witnessed there pushed him into politics.
Democrats flipped seats that had long been held by Republicans in a wave of historic leadership firsts.
Democrats have taken control of both chambers of the United States Congress in the November 3, 2026, midterm elections, dealing a major political setback to President Donald Trump and his Republican Party. The Democratic Party also recorded major upsets in several closely contested Senate races, winning Republican-held seats in Texas, South Carolina, North Carolina and Ohio, while retaining Democratic seats in Georgia and New Hampshire.
Donald Trump faced a radically transformed and hostile political landscape on Wednesday after US voters handed control of Congress to the Democrats in a stunning rebuke to his presidency. Combo image of Democratic US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (r) and President of the U.S Donald Trump (l)
All 435 seats in the lower chamber of Congress were on the ballot in Tuesday's midterm race.
Republicans control the outgoing 119th Congress, with a 53-seat majority
With control of the US Congress on the line, results from Tuesday's races will have marked implications for the country.