<span style="color: #222222;">In the United States Midterm elections, opposition Democrats have captured the House of Representatives while President Donald Trump's Republican Party retains its majority in the Senate. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Breaking the Republican monopoly on power, Democrats had already picked up over two dozen seats in the House- more than the 23 needed to take control of the 435 member House for the first time in eight years. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">By capturing the House of Representatives, the Democrats may exert a major institutional check on Trump and break the Republican monopoly in Washington. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr Trump has expressed satisfaction over the results and described this as tremendous success.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Seventy-eight-year-old Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi is expected to be re-elected as Speaker of House of Representatives.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In the outgoing House, the Republicans had 235 seats while the Democrats 193. The new House would come into being next January.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">At least 90 women won their elections, with the majority being Democrats. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The ruling Republican Party retained its majority in the 100-member Senate where it currently has a razor-thin majority of 51-49 seats. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The crucial polls, marking the first major voter test of Trump, is seen as a referendum on his controversial policies, including those on immigration.</span>