Republicans keep narrow US House majority as Democrats pick up last race
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will hold a slim 220-215 majority when the next Congress gets underway next month after Democrats picked up a seat in California, according to Edison Research on Wednesday.
Republicans will control Congress. But a slim House majority may trim their ambitions.
With House Republicans likely to hold just 220 or 221 seats during the upcoming session of Congress, they will have little room to manuever
The GOP Will Have One of the Narrowest House Majorities Seen in US History
The final race to be called in the 2024 House of Representatives elections has been called for a Democratic candidate, meaning Republicans’ margin of control in that chamber of Congress will be among the most narrow in U.S. history.
Slim majority for Republicans after Democrats flip final House seat
The narrow majority leaves Republicans with even less margin for error as they try to enact President-elect Trump’s agenda.
Democrats flip final House seat of the 2024 elections, narrowing Republicans' majority
Republicans will have a narrow majority in the House, with Democrats flipping one final seat in California, leaving GOP leaders with even less margin for error.
House Republicans brace for zero-seat majority in early days of upcoming Congress
House Republicans are headed into next year with an even slimmer majority that will temporarily shrink to a zero-seat advantage in the early months of President-elect Donald Trump’s presidency, imperiling his ambitious agenda.
‘Razor-thin’ Republican House majority could cripple Trump’s agenda after Democrats nab last seat
House Republicans pulled off what some members feared they couldn’t and defended their majority in the 2024 elections — but that slim control appears poised to winnow down to one seat at the
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Republicans have a shrinking mandate
President-elect Donald Trump is about to resume a second term as president with such a slim GOP majority in the House of ...
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Trump has two years to push his biggest policies through and Republicans know it, Gingrich says
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Michigan Democrats move to protect reproductive health data before GOP takes control of House
Democrats in Michigan are pressing to pass reproductive health care legislation before the party loses its majority with the new legislative session next year. A bill to protect digital reproductive ...
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Dade Phelan Has Dropped Out of the Contentious Texas House Speaker Race
The Beaumont Republican who led the chamber for two sessions struggled to get enough support in his caucus to stave off a challenger from the right.
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Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan abandons bid for third term after GOP push to remove him from power
Phelan, a Beaumont Republican, had previously insisted he had enough votes to thwart a challenge from the right led by state Rep. David Cook of Mansfield.
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GOP Gerrymandering in NC “Tipped the Scales” of Congress, Outgoing Lawmaker Says
The MAGA Republicans in Raleigh … didn’t care about reflecting the will of the people,” Rep. Wiley Nickel wrote.
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How did Democrats keep their Pa. House majority? Redistricting is part of the answer.
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How David Cook went from Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan’s ally to lead the movement to replace him
The two-term Republican caught many Capitol observers off guard when he emerged as the standard-bearer for a coalition that ...
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Republicans Are Poised to Keep Senate Control During 2026 Midterms, Early Analysis Argues
From Constitutional structures, to an advantageous electoral map, Republicans have an easier path to Senate victory in 2026, ABC News argues.