Democrats make election gains in blow for Trump bbc.com

The Democrats win control in some key state polls, just a year before the presidential election.
US Democrats have made gains in state elections, in what is being seen as a blow to President Donald Trump.

Democrat Andy Beshear claimed victory in Kentucky's governor vote, after a tight race in the conservative-leaning state.

Meanwhile, Democrats seized full control of the legislature in Virginia for the first time in over 20 years.

The results are a gauge of the political mood ahead of next year's presidential election.