String of wins sees party pass 218 threshold needed to win majority, as American anger mounts over cost of living

The Democrats have retaken control of the US House of Representatives as a “blue wave” of opposition to Donald Trump swept the party’s candidates to victory in congressional districts across the country.

A string of wins in Republican districts across North Carolina, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and New Jersey saw the party pass the 218 threshold needed to win a majority in the 435-member chamber, the minimum goal in achieving its aim of reining in Donald Trump’s presidential power.

  • pageflight@piefed.socialEnglish
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    10 days ago

    I kind of forgot how hopeless I’d become, I was prepared for nothing to change. There’s so much to fix, but it’s such a weight lifted that we have the ability to get going.