미국 민주당, 8년만에 하원 '탈환'…공화당, 상원 '수성' 확실시<br /><br />The U.S. midterm elections results are out: It's a split. <br />The Democrats win back the House, while the Republicans keep control of the Senate, even gaining a few seats. <br />The outcome is considered a referendum on President Donald Trump's tumultuous first two years in office.<br />The Democrats' push-back signals a tougher time ahead for his agendas. <br />Cha Sang-mi zooms in on how America's political landscape shifts once again. <br />The Democrats seized control of the House in Tuesdays' pivotal midterm elections.<br />Control of the lower chamber will allow Democrats to block key parts of President Trump's agenda and re-open investigations into his administration.<br />The Democrats elected are also younger, more racially diverse and include more women.<br /> A Democrat-led House presents obstacles to the Trump administration, which has taken a hardline stance on immigration in particular.<br /> But despite the apparent setback, President Trump responded with a celebratory tweet, calling it a “tremendous success" after the Republicans retained control of the Senate. <br /> The likely new House speaker, Democrat Nancy Pelosi, a veteran progressive from San Francisco who's held the post before, also made clear that the new majority would exert an institutional check on the White House.<br />"Today is more than about Democrats and Republicans. It is about restoring the Constitution's checks and balances to the Trump administration." <br />Democrats could pick up more than 30 seats in the House, but they lost significantly in the Senate races in major red states like Indiana, North Dakota and Tennessee. <br />Republican businessman Mike Braun also beat the Democratic incumbent Joe Donnelly in the battleground state of Indiana... where Trump won by 20 percentage points back in 2016. <br />When it comes to Democrats, the two African-American Democratic governor candidates Stacey Abrams in Georgia and Andrew Gillum in Florida lost to their Republican challengers.<br /> And a rising star Beto O'Rouke was defeated in his race against Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas. <br />But the Democrats were successful in attracting an army of young voters, compared to the last midterms four years ago.<br />Cha Sang-mi, Arirang News. <br />
