Trump gets an opposition Congress and keeps his veto
Seven reported Senate flips include Texas, Kansas and South Carolina. The new majorities will gain control of investigations, spending negotiations and confirmation votes, while Trump keeps his veto.
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Democrats have won both chambers of Congress, according to the Associated Press, handing President Donald Trump an opposition-controlled legislature for the final two years of his term.
The House call moves the November 3 midterms beyond the earlier split verdict of a called Senate and an undecided House. NBC News also projects Democratic control of both chambers when the new Congress begins in January.
The Daily Inference reported on November 4 that ABC News projected Democratic control of Congress while the AP had called the Senate. The AP now reports a Democratic victory in the House as well.
The transfer will give Democrats committee chairmanships, investigative powers and leverage over federal spending. Senate control will also let them decide which presidential nominees receive floor votes - votes by the full Senate, rather than committee alone - placing a new obstacle between Trump's choices and confirmation.
Senate Republican leader John Thune said his party would work with Trump to oppose what he called the "worst impulses of Democratic extremism" and resist attempts to reverse Republican policies. Trump said he would veto Democratic legislation.
The outcome remains a developing result, rather than a fully certified tally. The Guardian's live count put Democrats at 54 Senate seats and 225 House seats, while NBC estimated at least 258 House seats, a figure it said could change.
Alaska's Senate race remained uncalled, and Mississippi's contest was extremely close. Those figures are counts and estimates at different stages, not settled final margins.
