# PBS News Hour full episode, Nov. 4, 2026

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Wednesday on the News Hour, Democrats win both chambers of Congress in a midterm election sweep. Now the task turns to governing during President Trump's last two years in office. We break down some of the key races that led to Democratic victories and the issues that drove voters to the polls. Plus, Deb Haaland on becoming the country's first female Native American governor.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS: Midterm voters rebuke Trump, handing Democrats power https://youtu.be/HKi6B_zvZ_E News Wrap: Officials in Iran welcome midterm results https://youtu.be/wKZR3gqswig Breaking down Democrats’ majorities after blue wave https://youtu.be/7E5foNdWIug The issues that drove voters' decisions in the midterms https://youtu.be/9CXc613QuyA Progressive Democrat William Lawrence wins in Michigan https://youtu.be/r4uUms122hk New Mexico's Deb Haaland on her historic election win https://youtu.be/d2JwbyOZsck GOP mayor says election wipeout is 'rejection of Trumpism' https://youtu.be/ER891TS95bU How the Latino shift to Democrats helped turn Texas blue https://youtu.be/aChudI6hDR0 Democratic, GOP strategists on how to respond to midterms https://youtu.be/W_JVZz4QMWc

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