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Here’s what you need to know:

Democratic gains, with caveats

Results from the midterm elections are continuing to trickle in, and they’re looking better than expected for Democrats. The party now appears on track to gain 35 to 40 seats in the House, and to lose just one or two seats in the Senate — rather than three or four, as thought last week.

Democratic victories in California and once-red states in the Southwest, as well as in Midwestern states where Donald Trump won in 2016, suggest that President Trump’s support is now on shakier ground.

Still, Republicans did well in rural America and the crucial swing states of Ohio and Florida. That could help them hold the Senate — and the presidency — in 2020.

• Too close to call: Some races still haven’t been decided. Here’s when we might know who won.

• Divided Democrats: A protest at the House of Representatives on Tuesday showed strong disagreement between longtime Washington hands and young progressives like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.