Democrats gain control of Senate and House, CBS News reports
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Democrats won control of both the Senate and the House in Tuesday's midterm elections, according to CBS News. Democrats also secured a majority of state legislative chambers and governorships, according to Democracy Now!
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CBS News states: Democrats gained enough seats to control the Senate.
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2 sources: CBS News, Business FM
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- CBS News · · President Trump reacts to Democrats winning the House and Senate (Original publication)
- CBS News · · What comes next as Democrats win House, Senate (Original publication)
- CBS News · · Democrats win Senate control — live updates (Original publication)
- Business FM · · От войны с Ираном до помощи Украине: мировые СМИ обсуждают, куда повернет внешняя политика США (Original publication)
- CBS News · · Democrats swept the midterms. What comes next for the U.S., Iran and Israel? (Original publication)
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1 source: UNIAN
CBS News states: Democrats scored unexpected victories in traditionally Republican states.
CBS News states: Democrats won historic victories in the midterm elections to take control of the House and Senate.
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2 sources: CBS News, Business FM
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- CBS News · · President Trump reacts to Democrats winning the House and Senate (Original publication)
- CBS News · · What to expect from Congress after Democrats win both House and Senate (Original publication)
- CBS News · · What comes next as Democrats win House, Senate (Original publication)
- Business FM · · От войны с Ираном до помощи Украине: мировые СМИ обсуждают, куда повернет внешняя политика США (Original publication)
- CBS News · · Democrats prepare to take Congress after sweeping wins (Original publication)
- CBS News · · Democrats swept the midterms. What comes next for the U.S., Iran and Israel? (Original publication)
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President Trump states: President Trump said he has no regrets about the war with Iran.
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1 source: CBS News
Democracy Now! states: Democrats flipped 12 state legislative chambers.
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1 source: Democracy Now!
Democracy Now! states: Democrats will control a majority of governorships for the first time in 16 years.
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1 source: Democracy Now!
Timeline
- Updated: new information was added. - Democrats flipped 12 state legislative chambers. (developing) - Democrats will control a majority of governorships for the first time in 16 years. (developing)
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