India, Nov. 4 -- Democrats made history on Tuesday by winning back both the US House of Representatives and the Senate in the midterm elections, delivering a sweeping rebuke to President Donald Trump and ending Republican control of Congress for the remainder of his term.

The President's low approval ratings, voter anger over rising prices and an unpopular war in Iran helped the Democrats score decisive wins in once-reliable Republican strongholds such as Texas, South Carolina, Kansas and Iowa. With control of Congress, the Democrats will now have substantial powers to check Trump's domestic and foreign policy agenda.

According to estimates by NBC News, the Democrats were on course to win a staggering 255 seats in the 435-member House o...