Louisiana House Speaker Mike Johnson raises his gavel on stage before the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Feather Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 15, 2024.
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Republicans will maintain control of the House of Representatives, NBC News programs, and ensure a three-game winning streak for Republicans with the White House and Senate.
President-elect Donald Trump has claimed a decisive victory over Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential election and Republicans are expected to win as they flip control of the Senate.
The Republican victory also gives House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, a chance to keep his job, although he first must be re-elected by his House colleagues.
In the election, House Republicans hope to expand their slim majority. They were in office with 220 seats held by Republicans and 212 seats held by Democrats, with three seats vacant.
The Republican majority gives Democrats high hopes of overturning the House. They only need a net loss of four seats to take back control, as the vacant seats bring the House total to less than 435 votes.
Heading into Election Day, Democrats beyond In all but one of the 26 House races, their Republican opponents were rated “close” Cook Political Report by Amy Walteraccording to an NBC News analysis of October campaign finance data. From July to September, Democrats also outspent Republicans in key races.
Despite huge fundraising efforts, Democrats failed to stop the red wave.
In Pennsylvania’s 8th District, Republican Rob Bresnahan defeated incumbent Democratic Rep. Matt Cartwright, while in the state’s 7th District, Republican Ryan McCann Ryan Mackenzie defeated incumbent Democratic Rep. Susan Wild in two particularly tight races.
In the battleground state of Michigan, Republican Tom Barret won an open seat in the 7th Congressional District that originally belonged to Democrat Elissa Slotkin, who later declared victory in the Michigan Senate race.
The one-party-controlled Congress will have a host of key issues to legislate, including whether to extend the $3.3 trillion Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, much of which is set to expire next year. Trump signed the original bill into law in 2017 and said he not only wanted to extend tax breaks but also cut them further.
also Congress stands ready It is an extension of enhanced subsidies under the Affordable Care Act signed by former President Barack Obama, which is set to expire at the end of 2025.
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