The Democratic Party is set to take control of the United States House of Representatives, following the country’s midterm elections Tuesday. The Republican Party will keep its majority in the U.S. Senate. Republicans had gained control of both the Senate and the House in the 2016 elections. The election is called the midterm because it comes in the middle of the president’s four-year term. Midterm elections are historically difficult for the party that holds the presidency. Americans voted to fill all 435 seats in the House, and 35 of the 100 Senate seats. Americans also voted to fill many local offices, including governorships, and to decide important local issues. Political experts had mostly expected the Democrats’ win of the House. Democrats, however, did not see the success they had hoped for in some of the closely competitive Senate and gubernatorial races. In fact, they lost ground in the Senate.
Title: Democrats Win Control of House, Creating Divide in Congress
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2951/b444f1c0-0305-4e47-8d43-485bd547b92a_hq.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Democrats Win Control of House, Creating Divide in Congress' data-article-id='3494'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='13083'>The Democratic Party is set to take control of the United States House of Representatives, following the country’s midterm elections Tuesday.</span> <span data-start-time='13083' data-end-time='18875'>The Republican Party will keep its majority in the U.S. Senate.</span> <span data-start-time='18875' data-end-time='27604'>Republicans had gained control of both the Senate and the House in the 2016 elections.</span> <span data-start-time='27604' data-end-time='35958'>The election is called the midterm because it comes in the middle of the president’s four-year term.</span> <span data-start-time='35958' data-end-time='43229'>Midterm elections are historically difficult for the party that holds the presidency.</span> <span data-start-time='43229' data-end-time='53708'>Americans voted to fill all 435 seats in the House, and 35 of the 100 Senate seats.</span> <span data-start-time='53708' data-end-time='64708'>Americans also voted to fill many local offices, including governorships, and to decide important local issues.</span> <span data-start-time='64708' data-end-time='71479'>Political experts had mostly expected the Democrats’ win of the House.</span> <span data-start-time='71479' data-end-time='83063'>Democrats, however, did not see the success they had hoped for in some of the closely competitive Senate and gubernatorial races.</span> <span data-start-time='83063' data-end-time='86479'>In fact, they lost ground in the Senate.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2951/E191E72A-00DB-425E-B52A-9E761553860F_w1023_r1_s.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=11893 data-hint-location='35958' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2951/what_does_historically_mean.wav'>What does historically mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='with reference to past events'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2951/a_lie.wav'><span>a lie</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2951/with_reference_to_past_events.wav'><span>with reference to past events</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2951/in_the_future.wav'><span>in the future</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2951/truth.wav'><span>truth</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=11894 data-hint-location='13083' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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