Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday downplayed the previous night's election results, saying they aren't indicative of how the 2026 midterms will unfold.

Democratic candidates won big in the first major elections of President Trump’s second term, emerging victorious in the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial races, as well as the New York City mayoral race, amid a government shutdown. And Democrats are already arguing the results are a good sign of what's to come in the 2026 midterms, which will determine whether Republicans retain their majorities in the House and Senate.

But Johnson said “there were no surprises” Tuesday night.

“What happened last night was blue states and blue cities voted blue,” Johnson said at a Wednesday press briefing. “We all saw that coming, and no one

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