Democrats have won control of the U.S. House and Senate, PBS NewsHour reported. Its account described the outcome as congressional resistance to President Donald Trump while establishing that Democrats won the House in addition to the Senate. [E3]
AP reported that Democrats ousted Republicans in races across the country, ending unified Republican control of Congress. The report described the outcome as a decisive rejection of that unified control, but did not itself specify which party controlled each chamber. [E1]
In the 435-member House, the Democratic majority is well past the 218 seats needed for control; Senate Democrats hold at least 54 of the chamber’s 100 seats. AP reported that those margins will give House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer room to maneuver. [E2]
PBS NewsHour said the election, which closed Tuesday, channelled voters’ frustrations over high prices, the Iran war and concerns about government corruption. [E4]
Before the election, senior aides including deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller and budget director Russell Vought had worked with the White House Counsel’s Office since April, according to the Independent’s account of three Reuters sources. Their objective was to identify executive measures on immigration, tariffs, housing costs and federal spending that Trump could pursue without legislative approval. [E5]