随着民主党即将控制美国国会，众议院民主党党团在社交媒体上发布了一条自信的信息：“让我们开始工作吧”。
As Democrats are set to take control of the US Congress, the House Democrats Caucus took to social media with a confident message, posting: “Let’s get to work”.Democrats have already flipped control of the US Senate, according to the Associated Press, while several House races are also shifting in their favour, with multiple seats turning blue.
据美联社报道，民主党已经翻转并控制了美国参议院，而多个众议院选区也在向民主党倾斜，多个席位转为蓝色。民主党在关键州获胜在众议院选举中，民主党人苏哈斯·苏布拉马尼扬在弗吉尼亚州第10国会选区成功连任，而印裔美国民主党人皮娅·丹迪亚赢得了佛罗里达州第22国会选区。
Democrats victorious in key statesIn House races, Democrat Suhas Subramanyam secured re-election from Virginia’s 10th Congressional District, while Indian-American Democrat Pia Dandiya won Florida’s 22nd Congressional District.
据美联社报道，民主党人马克·R·沃纳击败共和党人伯特·米祖萨瓦，赢得了弗吉尼亚州的参议院席位。
Democrat Mark R. Warner defeated Republican Bert Mizusawa to win the Virginia Senate seat, the Associated Press reported.
查看实时结果更新：民主党控制美国参议院和众议院，给特朗普带来巨大冲击，CNN预测在密歇根州，预计民主党人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-萨耶德将获胜，而阿拉斯加州的计票工作尚未开始。民主党人詹姆斯·塔拉里科在得克萨斯州获胜，民主党人亚当·汉密尔顿在堪萨斯州获胜。
Check results live updates: Democrats take control of US Senate, House in big jolt for Trump, projects CNNIn Michigan, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed is projected to win, while vote counting in Alaska is yet to begin. Democrat James Talarico has won in Texas, as has Democrat Adam Hamilton in Kansas.
在缅因州，预计民主党人特洛伊·D·杰克逊将获胜，而民主党人乔什·图雷克在爱荷华州获胜。在内布拉斯加州，预计独立候选人丹·奥斯本将获胜。
In Maine, Democrat Troy D. Jackson is projected to win, while Democrat Josh Turek secured victory in Iowa. In Nebraska, independent candidate Dan Osborn is projected to win.
在俄亥俄州，民主党人谢罗德·布朗获胜，而民主党人安妮·安德鲁斯在南卡罗来纳州获胜。众议院控制权将于1月3日生效众议院控制权的转移将于1月3日生效，这将终结特朗普仅凭共和党支持就能通过立法的能力。
In Ohio, Democrat Sherrod Brown has won, while Democrat Annie Andrews secured victory in South Carolina. House control to take effect from January 3The shift in House control, which will take effect on January 3, will end Trump’s ability to pass legislation with only Republican support.
然而，预计重大立法突破仍将难以实现，因为特朗普将继续掌控白宫，并誓言运用总统否决权阻挠法案。民主党夺得控制权仍将赋予该党重要的调查权力，预计议员们将利用这些权力审查特朗普、其政府、家庭及商业利益。特朗普称将做“否决先生”：美国总统的否决权及其在民主党有望控制国会时能发挥多大作用。这些权力包括发出传票和启动对总统的弹劾程序。
However, major legislative breakthroughs are expected to remain difficult, as Trump will continue to hold the White House and has vowed to use his presidential veto powers to block bills. The Democratic takeover will nevertheless give the party significant investigative powers, which lawmakers are expected to use to scrutinise Trump, his administration, family and business interests. Trump says he will be ‘Mr Veto’: The US president's veto powers and how far they can take him as Democrats look set to control CongressThese powers include issuing subpoenas and initiating impeachment proceedings against the president.
伊朗战争在中期选举失利中发挥了作用：特朗普特朗普对福克斯新闻表示，伊朗可能是一个因素，但坚持认为人们也认识到他对德黑兰采取行动的重要性。“我认为部分原因是伊朗，但同时，人们理解我在伊朗问题上所做之事的重要性。从历史角度看，这将比今晚重要得多，因为你不能让头号恐怖主义赞助国拥有核武器，”他说。
Iran war played a role in midterm losses: TrumpTrump told Fox News that Iran may have been a factor, but maintained that people also recognised the significance of his actions against Tehran. “I think part of it was Iran, but at the same time, people understood the importance of what I have done with Iran. Historically, it will be much more important than this evening because you can’t let the number one state sponsor of terror have a nuclear weapon,” he said.
他对选举结果表示惊讶，承认原本预期共和党表现会更好。“我有点惊讶。我以为他们会表现得更好，”他说。
He expressed surprise over the election results, admitting he had expected Republicans to perform better. “I’m a little bit surprised. I thought they’d do better,” he said.