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(CNN)Democrats on Tuesday captured the House of Representatives and are set to exert a major institutional check on President Donald Trump, while breaking the Republican monopoly on power and ushering in a younger, more female and more racially diverse political generation. ET in the East Room of the White House. One potential pitfall for Democrats will be to hold Trump to account without being seen as overreaching. Republicans performed strongly in the deep red states where Trump mounted a frenetic final campaign blitz and proved that despite his low approval rating he remains a potent political force among conservatives. Keeping hold of the Senate is especially important for Trump, since it will allow him and Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell to press on with one of his major legacy-building initiatives, restocking the federal judiciary with conservatives. Still, Trump will also have to answer for a scorched-earth campaign on immigration in the final days that might have helped tip the House to Democrats, even if he can argue that his magnetism helped push other candidates, such as Rep. Ron DeSantis, who won the Florida gubernatorial race, across the finish line. But if they take a cautious approach, Democrats could face a backlash from their own base voters who have been electrified in opposition to Trump. In exit polls, 77% of self-identified Democrats supported impeachment. Indeed, he may conclude that exactly that kind of approach was behind a better-than-expected GOP performance in Senate races. Two other sources close to the White House said that Trump is already blaming retiring House Speaker Paul Ryan for the loss of the House.

President Trump delivers the keynote address at the National Space Council meeting, "Moon, Mars, and Worlds Beyond. Winning the Next Frontier." Live from the White House East Room. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to…