# Democrats near historic levels of power in the House

https://mins.news/en/video/132419

- CNN, 2026-11-06 13:18 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlDJaGPcB0E

> Democrats have won their largest House majority in nearly 20 years and are close to surpassing the 257 seats at the start of Barack Obama’s presidency and the 258 at the start of Bill Clinton’s. They have already flipped more than 40 seats.

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