Democrats won control of the House of Representatives with what could be its largest majority in nearly two decades, NBC News projects, as voters delivered a stunning rebuke to President Donald Trump and Republicans.
\n\nThe House projection is based on an analysis that Democrats will win approximately 244 House seats — an estimate that could still tick up or down by a few seats but will be well beyond the 218 needed to secure a majority.
\n\nNBC News has not yet projected who will win the Senate.
\n\nThe Democrats’ victory was widely seen as a referendum on Trump’s unpopular policies, including his tough immigration crackdown, the eight-month Iran war and tariffs on U.S. allies that drove up the price of gas, groceries and other goods.
\n\nWhen the party takes control of the chamber on Jan. 3, it will mark the first time in Trump’s second term that he won’t have full control of Congress. Since returning to the White House, Trump has tested the limits of his executive powers, dismantling federal agencies through DOGE cuts, unilaterally imposing sweeping tariffs and nixing congressionally approved funding — all while a GOP-controlled House and Senate mostly looked the other way.
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