11/15/2024

Republicans Win Control of House

This cements a GOP trifecta under Trump

Republicans cemented their control of the House on Wednesday after holding onto a handful of critical seats in Arizona and California and defeating incumbent Democrats in key battleground districts, handing the GOP a governing trifecta in Washington to enact President-elect Donald Trump's agenda.

It was not yet clear what the margin of the Republican majority in the House would be, and preliminary counts pointed to the likelihood that they would again hold only a slight edge over Democrats. Votes were still being counted in some critical contests in the West, and a few other races were still too close to call.

The resignation of Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida on Wednesday after Trump said he would nominate him for attorney general further complicated the math for the GOP. But Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the Democratic leader, had already conceded that his party had fallen short, and The Associated Press declared that Republicans had effectively won control of the chamber after calling an Arizona race for Representative Juan Ciscomani.

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