For many of them, Tuesday night was the culmination in a series of personal transformations: from citizen to gadfly, from gadfly to candidate, from candidate to duly elected representative of the American people.

So when thousands of ordinary American women transformed into leaders, the American government transformed on Tuesday night as well.

Source: How Women Candidates Changed American Politics in 2018 | Time

In Washington, only the House will change hands, as voters elevated the Democrats to serve as a check on the scandal-plagued President and his party. Pelosi, the minority leader and former speaker, intends to again seek the speakership; if she is successful, the 78-year-old veteran pol will become Trump’s principal foil and foe.

Democrats may not have gotten the sweep they yearned for, but they got what matters to Pelosi—power.

Source: Democrats Win the House in the Midterm Elections | Time

Even before the West Coast polls closed all major media outlets projected Democrats would win control of the House of Representatives—and they did.

Buoyed by expected strength in states like Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Florida, and unexpected strength in some western New York districts and some southwest Texas districts, Democrats won a solid majority.

In addition, as expected, the Democratic vote was strongest in suburbs across the country and the party’s careful recruitment of women and veteran candidates seemed to be paying off as the evening went on.

As a result, the new Democratic caucus in the House will have more women than ever before.

Source: The fight goes on: Election Night 2018