Democrats will take control of the House in U.S. midterms, networks project
- On Tuesday, Democrats secured Senate victories in Georgia, North Carolina, and New Hampshire, with candidates outperforming expectations in their effort to regain control of Congress from President Donald Trump's Republicans.
- Voters expressed deep dissatisfaction with Trump's administration, as 70 percent surveyed want Congress to provide more checks and balances. Democratic candidates blamed economic hardships and the war in Iran, which Trump started this year, for driving national frustration.
- Elon Musk, the world's richest person, contributed $474 million to Republican groups, more than any donor has spent in a single cycle. The Justice Department deployed 1,000 election monitors across all 50 states, though New Mexico officials reported monitors asking "unusual questions" in one county.
- Democrats need to win 13 of the remaining competitive races to secure a Senate majority. Control hinges on outcomes in Alaska, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, South Carolina, and Texas.
- In Alaska, where final polling places close at 1 a.m. Eastern on Wednesday, the Senate race faced intrigue after reports alleged Democrat Mary Peltola helped recruit a third candidate sharing the name of Republican opponent Dan Sullivan; Peltola denied involvement.
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Democrats retake House majority
Democrats will capture enough House seats to retake control of the chamber early next year, CBS News projects, effectively halting President Trump's legislative agenda and teeing up a wave of investigations into his administration and business ventures during his final two years in the White House.
U.S. President Donald Trump's Republicans lost their majority in the House of Representatives in the Congressional Elections according to extrapolations. Democrats will take control of the House of Representatives, as reported by U.S. stations CNN and NBC News on the basis of polls and polls.
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