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Enten maps Democrats' path to 261 House seats

CNN's latest count separates seats already called from districts still in play, while a Republican congressman calls for White House changes.

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Why this story? One of the most watched videos since yesterday, with 2,254,177 views.

Dems currently lead in enough districts to get them to 261 seats

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0:00Burnett reports additional Democratic pickups that take the party's called House total above 250.
2:20Republican Marlin Stutzman calls for personnel changes at the White House after the election losses.
2:35Hegseth rejects impeachment efforts against him as a sham.
3:38Enten maps Democratic flips and explains how leads in unresolved districts could produce 261 House seats.
7:15Holmes reports on the White House response and internal discussions about Hegseth.

Harry Enten's map is not a final tally. It shows how much further Democrats' House majority could grow as the remaining results come in, with the party leading in enough districts to reach 261 seats.

That distinction is the heart of CNN's new election update, which has drawn about 2.3 million views in its opening hours. Erin Burnett begins with additional Democratic pickups already announced; Enten then moves to the digital board to examine the possibilities beyond them.

North Carolina's flipped districts help illustrate the expanding majority. Burnett puts the Democrats' called total at 253, while also noting that Senate contests in Mississippi and Alaska remain unresolved. The larger number in the video's title describes where Democrats could finish, not a completed result.

The report then turns from the map to the administration facing that changed Congress. Kristen Holmes reports from the White House on its response and internal discussions about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. In a clip, Hegseth dismisses impeachment efforts against him as a sham and insists they will not succeed.

Pressure for change also comes from within the Republican Party. In an archived Newsmax appearance, Indiana Representative Marlin Stutzman calls for consequences reaching beyond Congress: "In fact, I think there should be some heads rolling from the White House as well right now."

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