Democrats have swept the first major elections of Donald Trump's second term, with the US president saying the ongoing government shutdown is a "big factor".

President Trump weighed in on wins by Democrats in NY, NJ and VA. Trump said that Democrats were expected to win in the blue states, but that the federal government shutdown hurt the GOP. NBC News’ Sam Brock reports.

In his first Truth Social post commenting on the election results, Trump suggested that the reasons why Democrats won is because he was not on the ballot and because of the government shutdown. Trump has repeatedly blamed Democrats for the shutdown despite Republicans controlling both chambers of Congress and the White House.

President Donald Trump criticized Republican candidates after Tuesday's election losses, claiming winning is "easy" when focusing on the "facts."

Trump's campaign-style speech to business leaders in Miami was designed to tout his economic accomplishments as voters increasingly say his administration is not doing enough.

Candidates from different wings of the Democratic Party won key races on Election Day 2025 in the biggest test since President Trump's victory last year.

Democrats are dominating the first major Election Day since President Donald Trump returned to the White House

The president rehashed 2024 campaign themes — including musing about transgender weightlifters and resurrecting nicknames for political rivals.

The party swept statewide elections in admittedly blue states and saw signs of a rebuke of President Donald Trump and a resurgence for Democrats after a year in the political wilderness.