Democrats win 225 US House seats and control of Congress
Democrats have won 225 House seats, above the 218 needed for a majority, and have also won the Senate. Several races remain unresolved.
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Democrats have won 225 House seats, above the 218 needed for a majority, and have also won the Senate. Several races remain unresolved.
Democrats have won majorities in the US House of Representatives and Senate, taking both chambers from President Donald Trump’s Republican Party in the midterm elections. Republicans currently control both chambers and the presidency.
The BBC projects that Democrats will win 245 House seats and Republicans 166. A House majority requires 218 seats, a threshold Democrats have crossed. Vote counting continues, so the national totals are not final.
NBC News separately estimates that Democrats will eventually win about 255 House seats, a projection it says could move up or down by a few seats. Earlier on election night, MS NOW and CNN projected Democratic control of the House.
In Texas’s redrawn 35th Congressional District, Democrat Johnny Garcia is projected to defeat Republican Carlos De La Cruz and keep the seat Democratic. Garcia said De La Cruz had called him to concede.
The redrawing displaced Democratic incumbent Greg Casar, who chose to run in the newly configured 37th District rather than defend his former seat.
Control of the House will give Democrats control of its committees and the power to issue subpoenas, legal demands for testimony or documents, in oversight investigations of Trump’s administration, family and businesses.
Passing a bill in the House alone does not make it law: most legislation must pass both chambers. Overriding a presidential veto requires two-thirds of each chamber.
The incoming Congress is scheduled to be sworn in on 3 January 2027.
The court limited fireworks use on 7–8 November to 06:00–07:00 and 20:00–22:00 local time, as Delhi’s air quality index reached 377 on Wednesday morning.
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The Associated Press projects a Democratic majority in the next Congress, after Republicans entered the election in control. The party also held its Georgia seat as vote counting continued. Al Jazeera says Democrats have won 53 seats and lead in 3 more races.
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The Democrat’s projected win would make him the first from his party to win a Kansas US Senate seat since 1932, replacing the Republican incumbent.
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