CLARITY Act Faces New Gatekeepers After Democrats Take Congress

TLDR Democrats won control of the Senate and House in the 2026 midterms, according to the Associated Press. Sherrod Brown won in Ohio despite about $63 million in crypto industry spending against him. Several crypto-friendly Republicans lost or faced close races, including Maine’s Susan Collins. The stalled CLARITY Act now faces a Congress with new committee leaders. Prediction markets had priced Democratic control at 99% before the Senate was called. Democrats have won control of both chambers of the US Congress after Tuesday’s midterm elections.