Blue tsunami officially crushes Republican control of US House of Representatives

The U.S. House of Representatives fell relatively early to Democratic control on election night.

NBC News projected that Democrats would take over more than 240 seats in the House and seize control of the lower chamber of Congress. They needed only 218 to take control.

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Democrats are hoping to increase their wins and take the U.S. Senate as well.

Polling ahead of Election Day showed the favorability rating for President Donald Trump had fallen as low as 38% in some surveys. Voters were unhappy about the economic effects of the Iran conflict and inflation eroding the wage gains under the current administration.

CBS News projected Democrats would win control of the House as well. CBS estimated that Democrats would take 253 seats, far more than