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Pelosi said she wants incoming female lawmakers - and other minority lawmakers - to own leadership roles in all committees in Congress.

"I want women to take ownership of traditionally not as highly visible roles for them, and that's one of the ways that they will change the Congress," she said.

"So that when the White House or whatever administration has to report to leadership in the Congress at any level about the safety of our country, they'll be talking to the full diversity of our country - women, people of colour, LGBTQ."

Read more about the record-breaking women set to head to Capitol Hill.

The number of women running for election in this year's US mid-term elections was at an all-time high, and an unprecedented number ended up winning.

Before Tuesday, there were 107 women in Congress, and that figure has been passed.

Among the many firsts: the first Native American women in Congress, New Mexico's Debra Haaland and Sharice Davids of Kansas; the first two Muslim congresswomen, Michigan's Rashida Tlaib and Minnesota's Ilhan Omar; and the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, New York's Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

"We have a responsibility for oversight," Pelosi said. Now that Democrats have won the House, they will be in charge of launching any investigations into the Trump administration.

"We have a responsibility to honour our oversight responsibilities and again, we're trying to unify our country."

"Our committees will make their decisions and make their recommendations to the caucus but you can be sure of one thing - when we go down any of these paths, we'll know what we're doing."

Utah, Nebraska and Idaho all voted to expand Medicaid - a federal and state health insurance programme for low-income Americans.

Expanding Medicaid is a part of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and was heavily criticised by many Republicans due to the associated costs.

But for many Americans, Medicaid is the only way they can afford insurance as Affordable Care Act premiums have risen and private insurance remains unattainable.

Local news reports that 150,000 low-income residents in Utah will now be covered, external, along with 90,000 in Nebraska, external and 62,000 in Idaho, external.

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Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said she was "very proud" of colleagues who won governorships across the country.

"It was a great night for the American people," she said at a news conference.

The top Democrat also lauded the way Democratic candidates kept the focus on healthcare - a strong point for the party and a topic many Republicans shied away from this election season.

Need to catch up on what happened last night? Watch our two-minute round-up on what you missed.

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"As your president I've made our country safe," Trump said, in a tangent to a question about creating unity in the country.

"The people of our country are very happy with the job that I'm doing. One of the things they want so much is security, both at the border, with our military, with law enforcement, they want it with ICE - you know we've taken out thousands of MS-13 gang members."

"Women of our country, who are incredible people, they want security, they want safety," Trump added.

"They want physical security. and we've taken out thousands of people that shouldn't be in this country. But we have to get strong immigration laws so they don't come in."

Trump was asked directly if he has ever used racist remarks.

"I don't know who Little John is," Trump said when asked about allegations that he made a racist remark about the rapper who once appeared on his TV programme, The Apprentice.

"Point of fact is that I never used a racist remark," Trump said, adding that if he had, journalists would have uncovered it by now.

Trump's longtime lawyer, Michael Cohen, recently told Vanity Fair magazine that Trump had repeatedly used racist language in private conversations with him., external

Cohen is currently awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to eight criminal charges including lying to the FBI.

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"We are looking at it very seriously," Trump said of birthright citizenship.

"I believe we have the absolute right but that's another case that will be determined by the supreme court of the US."

Last month, the president suggested he would remove the constitutional right granting citizenship to anyone born on US soil.

Could he do that? We took a deeper look at the policy and its history.

When asked about claims of voter suppression, Trump said: "I heard it was very efficient in Georgia."

He added that it would be something to ask the state governments about.

What is voter suppression? What's the situation in the US?

Read our explainer here.

Trump criticised the idea of impeachment, calling those pushing for it "sick".

"Let's impeach the president and then we'll impeach the vice-president. These people are sick. They have to get their bearing. When you ask about division, they're the ones that cause the division."

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"A lot of people thought I was being sarcastic or kidding - I wasn't," Trump said about his earlier support for Democratic House leader Nancy Pelosi after her party took control of the lower chamber last night.

"She deserves it. There was nothing sarcastic about it. It was really meant - with very good intentions."

"She's fought long and hard, she's a very capable person."

"I really believe she deserves that position. I also believe Nancy Pelosi and I can work together and get a lot done."

"Now that the election's over - now everybody is in love."

When asked if he's mended relations with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, he says: "Yes I have, we have a very good relationship."

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"When you're not treated fairly you really have no choice," Mr Trump said when asked about changing his tone with opponents.

"I would love to have very even, modest, boring talk but you know what? When you have to fight all the time - all the time fight because you're being misrepresented by the media."

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"I would love to see unity and peace and love and any other word you want to use," he said when asked whether he would change his tone and address divisiveness.

"Obviously, I think we had to especially at this particular juncture we had to wait until after the mid-terms were over. Now they're over. If they would cover me fairly," he said, referring to media.

"And I'm not saying that in a hostile way - I get extremely inaccurate coverage.

"I make a mistake? Cover it. I'd like you to cover it fairly. But when you do something terrific - look how little the economy is brought up, how little the three networks talk about how good the economy is. Almost not at all.

"The point is this: I would love to see unity, including with the media."

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"We don't have anything scheduled," Trump said when asked whether he had plans to meet privately with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a trip to Paris for the annual celebration of Armistice Day.

"I don't think we have anything scheduled in Paris and I'm coming back quickly."

"I don't think we have time set aside for that meeting."

"We will be having a lunch but I think there are many people there."

Trump has confirmed that Mike Pence will once again be his running mate in 2020.

He instructed his vice-president to stand up and answer whether he would join him again.

"Thank you, the answer is yes," Trump told reporters after Pence responded off-mic.

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"I thought it was a very close to complete victory when you look at it from the standpoint of negotiation, from the standpoint of dealmaking," President Trump said of the mid-terms.

"Again, if we had the majority and we had one or two votes to play with, we would've been at a standstill. I really believe we have a chance to get along very well with the Democrats."

He also again praised his own efforts in Georgia and Florida, where he said his campaigning gave Republicans the win.