GOP holds House majority in full D.C. sweep for Trump

Republicans will hang on to their narrow House majority, AP projects — a win for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) after two years of turmoil in Congress’ lower chamber.

Why it matters: President-elect Trump will enjoy total control of Congress when he enters office, paving the way for his sweeping right-wing policy agenda.

• Republicans flipped four Senate seats for a total of 53, giving them the majority in the upper chamber for the first time in four years.

Driving the news: House Republicans were put over the top by the victories of Reps. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.) and Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.) on Wednesday, which put Republicans at 218 seats.

• The party is poised to pick up a handful more seats, but will still continue to control the House by an excruciatingly thin margin.
• That dynamic has been exacerbated by Trump himself, who tapped Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) as his ambassador to the United Nations and Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) as his national security adviser.

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