‘Lawyer up’: Democrats take the House, and warn Trump’s family businesses are first in line for subpoenas

Democrats won control of the House on Tuesday night, NBC News and MS NOW projected. The win gives them limited power over President Donald Trump’s agenda and much broader power to investigate the businesses his family runs.

Democrats needed a net gain of just three seats, and they got there with wins in Republican-held suburban and swing districts.

In New Jersey’s 7th District, Democrat Rebecca Bennett, a former Navy helicopter pilot, defeated Rep. Tom Kean Jr., CNN projected, and the AP also called the race. In Virginia’s 2nd, former Rep. Elaine Luria flipped the seat held by Rep. Jen Kiggans, Decision Desk HQ projected. In Colorado’s 8th, former state lawmaker Manny Rutinel flipped one of the toss-up seats after campaigning on lowering costs and opposing the administration’s immigration crackdown. And in North Carolina’s newly redrawn 11th, Democrat Jamie Ager defeated Republican Jennifer Balkcom.

Democrats also held three Florida seats that Republicans had redrawn to flip. With races still being called, NBC’s Decision Desk estimates Democrats will finish with about 248 seats, a 61-seat majority, while CNBC’s election desk projects at least 235.

Trump, who had urged supporters to treat the midterms as a referendum on his presidency, responded on Truth Social: “I wasn’t on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won........

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