- Control of chamber is up in the air as districts keep counting
- Republican takeover would likely ensure tax cuts continue
Democrats’ hopes for a powerful check on
Democrats need a net gain of just four House seats to wrest the slim majority from Republicans, but GOP gains in races in Pennsylvania, Michigan and North Carolina have offset losses in New York, putting the party ahead in its bid to retain control of the chamber.
House Speaker
“The party that will hold the majority in the House of Representatives in January 2025 has yet to be determined,” Jeffries said.
Most of the key battleground races remain too close to call — particularly in notoriously slow-counting California — so it could be days before it’s clear which party will claim the speaker’s gavel. To understand how close the struggle for the House is, most of the 22 toss-up races still have not been called by midday Wednesday. And counting was ongoing in other competitive districts.
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Democratic House control would force Republicans to negotiate on trillions of dollars worth of provisions in the 2017 tax law that expire at the end of next year. It also would provide a check on Trump’s “America First” foreign policy agenda, providing perhaps some hope to Ukraine and other allies of continued support.
WATCH: Democrats are hoping to take back control of the US House after losing the Senate. Source: Bloomberg
The House under Democratic control also impeached Trump twice during his first term in office. He was never convicted by the Senate.
Trump swept key battlegrounds of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, closing Vice President
Republicans won control of the Senate with at least 52 seats, with several others still too close to call. Senate Republican leader
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Flipped Republican seats include those held by freshmen
The two seats Democrats picked up in Louisiana and Alabama, thanks to redistricting, were more than offset by three expected Republican pickups in redrawn districts in North Carolina, creating a see-saw effect as returns continued to come in.
The battle for the House could ultimately come down to five hard-fought races in California, where absentee ballots can be counted for up to a week after the election provided they’re postmarked by Election Day.
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