Democrats Projected to Win US House in Midterm Rebuke of Trump

Democrats won control of the US House of Representatives in Tuesday's midterm elections, with projections also showing them within reach of taking the Senate, delivering a major repudiation of President Donald Trump's presidency. The Democratic House majority gives the opposition power to block Trump's legislative agenda and launch investigations into his administration, with discontent over living costs, tariffs, and the Iran war weighing on Republicans. Democrats flipped Senate seats in South Carolina and North Carolina, while holding crucial seats in Georgia and New Hampshire, leaving the upper chamber's control unresolved. Democratic gains extended into conservative territory, including an upset in an Indiana district Trump won by 17 points in 2024, and Keisha Lance Bottoms became the first Black woman elected governor in US history. A White House official said Trump remained "defiant" and would resist the "radical left" regardless of the outcome.