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Midterms: Democrats Recapture House, Republicans Hold Senate

| Trump 45 & 47

Democrats win a net 40 seats in the House of Representatives — the 'blue wave' — flipping it to Democratic control for the first time since 2010. Nancy Pelosi becomes Speaker again. Republicans gain 2 Senate seats. The election sets up two years of divided government and lays the groundwork for investigations into Trump by House committees. Trump fires Sessions the following day.

  • T1 Associated Press / Federal Election Commission Official
  • T2 Politico Major