Post by @MicroWave@lemmy.world

2026-11-04 02:34 UTC

Democrats seize House control from Republicans Democrats on Tuesday seized control of the U.S. House, flipping the chamber after four years in the minority wilderness to usher in a new era of divided government, Decision Desk HQ projects. The change will have immediate repercussions for the workings of Washington next year, slamming the brakes on President Trump’s legislative agenda and setting the stage for countless clashes between the House and White House over everything from immigration enforcement and government spending to Trump’s global tariffs and the Iran war. Democrats have vowed to launch an exhaustive list of investigations into Trump and his inner circle, featuring deep dives into the Jeffrey Epstein scandal; the violence that’s accompanied Trump’s deportation surge; and the president’s personal and family finances, which have ballooned since his return to office last year.

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@ShellMonkey@piefed.socdojo.com 2026-11-04 03:18

https://apnews.com/projects/elections-2026/ Don’t go making claims like that BEFORE ALL THE POLLS CLOSE EVEN Everyone that can out west get in and do the thing, every last nail that can be driven into his coffin should be.

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@baronvonj@piefed.social 2026-11-04 02:46

As of posting this comment, AP has the House races at 92:50 and NBC at 102:49, both in favor of Democratic party (100 about 300 races not yet called). So .. seems a bit premature to be calling the whole House majority at this point.

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@Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz 2026-11-04 02:44

While I fully expect the Democrats to win the House, I don’t think the races in question have actually been called yet? Seems like The Hill is declaring it prematurely for clicks.

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@KC_Royalz@lemmy.world 2026-11-04 03:57

Let’s fucking go

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@givesomefucks@lemmy.world 2026-11-04 02:51

If you have a Dem House rep, start calling tomorrow telling them we can’t afford to waste time on Jefferies as speaker. We won’t get someone like AOC (I’d love it if we did) but bare minimum it needs to be someone on the same general page as Dem voters. And Jefferies doesn’t.

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@kreskin@lemmy.world 2026-11-04 04:13

jeffries better be up to the task and not just there to cash israels checks.

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