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Getty Images In an outcome seen as a backlash to President Donald Trump, Democrats were projected as easily capturing a majority of seats in the House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. Control of the Senate was still too close to call heading into the evening hours Tuesday, but Democratic candidates were leading in battleground contests.
MS NOW called the Democratic flip of the House just before 10 p.m. ET, followed by CNN several minutes later, then NBC News and CBS News. The AP had not called the House race as of this writing.
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