Democrats' expanding House majority narrows Trump's room to govern

The Spanish report connects the growing congressional tally with unresolved Senate counts and a generational shift at Los Angeles City Hall.

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Democrats are heading toward their largest House majority in nearly two decades, leaving Donald Trump facing opposition control of both chambers for the final two years of his presidency, Spain's public broadcaster Radio Televisión Española (RTVE) Noticias reports.

Its Friday update puts Democrats at 253 secured House seats, comfortably beyond the majority threshold, with more than twenty districts still undecided. The broadcaster says further victories could take their total to around 260. More than thirty Republican incumbents have been defeated, including in traditionally conservative districts as well as competitive ones.

The report, titled "Elecciones EE.UU | La 'ola azul' no se detiene | RTVE Noticias" (US elections: The "blue wave" shows no sign of stopping), also puts Democrats in control of the Senate with 54 seats. Alaska and Mississippi remain unresolved, with Democratic candidates ahead at the time of the report. Mary Peltola features in its account of the Alaska contest.

Reporter Raquel González pairs those national results with Nithya Raman's celebration after defeating incumbent Karen Bass for mayor of Los Angeles. That contest represents a change within the Democratic Party, rather than a seat changing between parties.

The closing question is how Trump responds. An unnamed University of Virginia political scientist considers whether the president might moderate his approach to improve a Republican successor's prospects. The report then shows Trump signing a document declaring the Oval Office a national monument, an effort he presents as protecting its design from future alterations.

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