Democrats Projected to Win House as Reports Say Party Also Took Senate in Midterms

Democrats won control of the House of Representatives in Tuesday's midterm elections, projections showed, ending Republican control of the chamber for the first time since January 2023. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, who would likely become the first Black speaker, promised an affordability agenda and accountability for Washington. Decision Desk HQ made the projection. The Associated Press tally showed Democrats with 228 House seats and leading in 34 more, a total that could pass 260 and be the party's largest since 1990. Republicans held 220 seats to Democrats' 215 after the 2024 elections. One tally had Democrats winning 54 Senate seats, well past the 51 needed for control, after flipping seats in Texas, South Carolina, Iowa, Michigan and Kansas, while another report said the Senate outcome was not yet clear. Rep. Robert Garcia of California, the incoming Oversight chair, has said he will pursue aggressive investigations, and Democrats have signaled possible impeachment inquiries, especially into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Left-leaning outlets HuffPost and The New Republic both lead with the House result. HuffPost centers on Jeffries' words, expected subpoenas, impeachment talk and Garcia's plans. The New Republic stresses the Decision Desk HQ projection, the 2022 results and polling, and calls the outcome an indictment of Republican rule and of Trump's second term. It says the Senate was undecided. The Blaze, on the right, leads with the Senate, saying Republicans lost the House early and then failed to hold their Senate lead. It includes a line saying Trump promoted candidates better than they did themselves, and it leaves out the investigation and impeachment plans. Al Jazeera's coverage differs from both. It lists the flipped states and the special elections for the Rubio and Vance seats, and it frames the results as a rebuke of Trump's party.