What It Would Take for Democrats to Win the Senate

An unpopular war in the Middle East and voters’ discontent with the cost of living have put Democrats within striking distance of repeating a historic victory notched exactly two decades ago, when the party pulled off a stunning Senate upset to win control of Congress.

A Democratic-controlled Senate could block President Donald Trump’s nominees, including to the Supreme Court, investigate the president and his allies, hold leverage over the federal budget and set the rules for a potential third Trump impeachment trial.