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Democrats poised to flip House in midterm elections after two turbulent years of Trump

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Democrats are poised to flip the House, gaining oversight power to scrutinize the Trump administration for its final two years.

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Victory for party comes despite unusual and aggressive efforts by Republicans to redraw congressional districtsUS midterm elections – live updatesTrack live results from all 50 statesDemocrats are winning competitive US House races and are expected to flip the US House of Representatives after two tumultuous years of Donald Trump’s second presidency. A change in House control would give Democrats a perch to conduct robust oversight of the administration for its final two years.Republicans currently hold 218 seats in the House and Democrats have 214. (There is one vacancy in a Republican seat and one vacancy in a Democratic seat, and one Republican member switched his party affiliation to independent.) Democrats need to flip just three seats to gain control of the House. Continue reading...

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