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Republicans win 218 US House seats

Republicans look likely to win House, as Speaker Mike Johnson starts to outline plans

So far Republicans have won 213 races, compared to 203 for Democrats, according to calls made by The Associated Press. It takes 218 seats to win a majority in the House. Of the 19 races that are still too close to call, Republicans were ahead in 10 and Democrats in 9.

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The Latest: Republicans win House majority of 218 seats

Republicans have won enough seats to control the House of Representatives, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on both chambers of Congress and the White House

Catholic News Agency · 18h

With House win, Republicans clinch governing trifecta

Republican lawmakers will maintain control of the House of Representatives, which completes a governing trifecta heading into January 2025.

Congress floored over Trump’s AG nomination of Matt Gaetz

Fox News · 14h

Matt Gaetz resigns from Congress over Trump nod to be attorney general, Johnson says

Rep. Matt Gaetz is out of Congress, Speaker Johnson said, after he was tapped to be the next attorney general.

The Independent · 2h

Trump cabinet latest updates: Congress still stunned after pick of Matt Gaetz for attorney general

Gaetz, whose nomination requires Senate approval, resigned from his seat in the US House of Representatives in light of the news, Speaker Mike Johnson confirmed on Wednesday. This will effectively end the House Ethics probe into allegations of sexual misconduct and drug use made against him.

U.S. News & World Report · 23m

The Latest: Republicans Take House as Democrats Sound Alarm Over Matt Gaetz as Attorney General

Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on U.S. government alongside President-elect Donald Trump

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Republicans keep control of the House of Representatives, NBC News projects

Republicans have managed to hold onto their slim majority in the House of Representatives, NBC News projects.

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Republicans retain their hold of the House, clinching full control of Congress

Republicans have officially won a full trifecta of power in Washington, D.C., following GOP victories in several key U.S.

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Republicans elect new leadership after securing slim House majority

The Associated Press projects Republicans will hold an extraordinarily thin majority in the House of Representatives, ...

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Republicans Are on the Brink of Massive Power—and Already in Disarray

An executive order draft is floating around MAGA world that would establish a Trump-appointed “warrior board” with the power ...

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Mike Johnson reveals where House stands as GOP fights to keep majority after Trump win

House Speaker Mike Johnson ... successful in securing critical flips in swing states including Pennsylvania and Michigan, while our battle-tested incumbents have secured re-election from ...

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Johnson and GOP increasingly bullish about holding onto control of House

Speaker Mike Johnson and the GOP are feeling increasingly bullish about holding onto the House of Representatives .

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Republicans hold onto the House, after clinching Senate and presidency

Republicans have won enough seats to keep control of the House of Representatives, ABC News projects, clinching a unified GOP ...

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Republicans secure total control of Congress as Arizona House races deliver key GOP wins

Boosted in part by two pivotal Arizona races, Republicans have won a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, helping ...

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