CNN: Senior Democrats Confident of Winning House Majority

Senior House Democrats believe they will win control of the chamber tonight and secure a stronger majority than Speaker Mike Johnson’s current narrow margin. According to ChainCatcher, CNN reported that House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries predicted the party would win at least 218 seats, while two senior Democrats expected a final tally of 230 to 235; they said a landslide could bring the total to 240 but considered that less likely. Jeffries was more cautious. A source familiar with the matter said he traveled from New York to Washington, D.C., that day for lunch with party officials at the same crab shack where Democrats gathered on Election Day in 2018, when they won House control during U.S. President Donald Trump’s term and gained 41 seats.