Democrats seize control of US House in midterm elections

The Republicans retained control of the Senate after a poll which begins a new era of divided government in America.

US voters (AP)

By Associated Press Reporters

Democrats have won a majority in the US House of Representatives, gaining the power to investigate President Donald Trump and help shape America’s political agenda for the next two years.

The party picked up at least two dozen House seats in the American midterm elections, capturing the 218 needed to break the Republicans’ eight-year hold on the legislature that began with the Tea Party revolt of 2010.