7 takeaways from the 2018 midterm election
by Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times
Nov 07, 2018
3 minutes
WASHINGTON - The dust is still settling on the midterm election and the mixed results defy easy characterization. As expected, Democrats took control of the House of Representatives, but Republicans expanded their lead in the Senate, while some closely-watched races remain too close to call.
Here are a few starting points to understand what happened and what it may mean in the future.
Prepare for gridlock and investigations
Democrats have been on the sidelines in Washington since 2016, but now they control the House. That
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