Daily Mail: 'Such a very Big Win': Trump claims victory in mid-terms despite losing the House of Representatives as he pledges to go war with Democrats if they investigate him over his taxes and Russia
* Democrats took control of the House of Representatives during the US mid-terms in a blow to Donald Trump
* Party vowed to frustrate his populist political agenda while launching investigations into his administration
* But Republicans are set to increase their majority in the Senate, providing the President with a partial victory
* Trump hailed a 'big win' for his party and those who backed his pro-business, anti-illegal immigration agenda
* He also threatened to go to war in the Capitol if Democrats try to launch investigations into his administration
Donald Trump hailed a 'Big Win' for Republicans in the American mid-term elections after his party increased its majority in the upper house of government but lost the lower house to the Democrats.
Republicans are forecast to hold 54 out of 100 seats in the Senate once all votes are counted, up from 51, while the Democrats are projected to take 238 seats in the House of Representatives, with 218 needed for a majority.
Trump used the result - the first time since 2002 that the ruling party has gained Senate seats - to congratulate himself, saying: 'Yesterday was such a very Big Win, and all under the pressure of a Nasty and Hostile Media!'
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