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• Momentous sweep: Democrats have flipped control of both the House and Senate in a resounding and historic victory, CNN projects. They capitalized on President Donald Trump’s historic unpopularity to win significant power to check his final two years in office.
• Trump’s response: The president told The New York Times he will accept the results, shutting down — for now — questions about whether he would challenge the outcome. And in an interview with Fox News, he said he didn’t see the GOP losses “as a hit on me.”
• Democratic Senate wins: Abdul El-Sayed will win the Michigan Senate seat, CNN projects, becoming the first Muslim senator in US history. Democrats flipped seven other Senate seats – in Ohio, Iowa, South Carolina, Maine, North Carolina, Kansas and Texas.
How a Democratic Congress may rev up congressional investigations
As lawmakers prepare for the shift to Democratic majorities in the House and Senate, they are also gearing up for a new age of congressional investigations.
Incoming Democratic committee chairs in both chambers will be able to begin putting people and organizations on notice this month. And their power to issue subpoenas revs up in the new year once the new Congress is seated.
Late Tuesday night, the leading Democrat of the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Robert Garcia, posted on social media “LAWYER UP.” And Sen. Ron Wyden, the current ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, wrote on X, simply, “Subpoenas.”
Democrat Aaron Ford will win the gubernatorial race in Nevada, CNN projects
Democrat Aaron Ford will win the gubernatorial race in the crucial battleground state of Nevada, CNN’s Decision Desk projects.
Democrat Adrian Fontes will win reelection for Arizona Secretary of State, CNN projects
Democrat Adrian Fontes will win reelection for Arizona Secretary of State, CNN’s Decision Desk projects.
Fontes, a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, was previously elected as Arizona’s 21st Secretary of State in 2022.
He ran for his second term in a race centered on the integrity of Arizona elections, against Republican Alex Kolodin, an attorney and state lawmaker.
Democratic Rep. Susie Lee will win reelection in Nevada’s 3rd District, CNN projects
Democratic Rep. Susie Lee will win reelection for Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, securing a fifth term in Congress.
The incumbent was favored to win the race against Republican newcomer Marty O’Donnell.
Lee was first elected to Congress in 2018 and has been a strong advocate for funding public education and affordable healthcare.
Democratic Rep. Dina Titus will win reelection in Nevada, CNN projects
Democratic Rep. Dina Titus will win reelection in Nevada’s 1st Congressional District, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, fending off Republican state Sen. Carrie Buck’s bid for the battleground seat.
Titus has held the Las Vegas-area seat since 2013, even as it became more Republican following redistricting after the 2020 census as state Democrats tried to shore up more vulnerable Democratic incumbents in neighboring districts.
How has Trump reacted to the Democrat’s historic election wins?
President Donald Trump has said he will accept Tuesday’s election results, shutting down questions about whether he might challenge the outcome – at least for now.
Where things stand with the Senate — as some races remain on a knife-edge
CNN is projecting that Democrats will control the Senate.
Measure to establish a right to abortion will fail in Idaho, CNN projects
Voters in Idaho will reject a proposition declaring a right to abortion until fetal viability, CNN’s Decision Desk projects.
Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts will win Nebraska’s Senate race, CNN projects
GOP Gov. Phil Scott will win another term in Vermont, CNN projects
Republican Phil Scott will win a sixth term to serve as Vermont’s governor, CNN’s Decision Desk projects.
While Vermont has supported Democrats at the presidential level in recent decades, Scott has remained popular within the state despite the national political headwinds facing Republicans.
The incumbent won his 2024 reelection race by more than a 50-point margin.
Source: CNN News
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