Democrats project House majority in US midterm vote

Democrats have won control of the US House of Representatives, according to projections by NBC News and MS NOW released late on Tuesday. NBC's Decision Desk estimates the party will finish with about 248 seats, a 61-seat majority, while CNBC's election desk projects at least 235 seats. Democrats needed a net gain of just three seats to take control. Rep. Robert Garcia of California will chair the House Oversight Committee in the new Congress, and his office says he has vowed to pursue several investigations.