U.S. midterms: Democrats lead House 253–157 with 25 races open; eight more GOP seats flipped; LA mayor race and Justice resignation shift
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Democrats lead the House 253–157 with 25 races uncalled after flipping eight Republican seats; Mike Kennedy kept Utah and Amanda McKinney took Washington for the GOP. Democrats hold a 106-seat congressional majority while the last two Senate contests in Mississippi and Alaska remain undecided. Democratic socialist Nithya Raman narrowly defeated Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass after serving on the council since 2020. Harmeet Dhillon resigned as head of the Justice Department Civil Rights Division; Attorney General Todd Blanche accepted, the first senior department resignation after the midterms.
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