U.S. Demagogue of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) and U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).
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The channel to control the House is undecided, though Republicans are already expressing early optimism about securing a governing trifecta with their new Senate the better and freshly minted President-elect Donald Trump.
“As more results come in it is clear that, as we have predicted all along, Republicans are imperturbable to have unified government in the White House, Senate and House,” Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested Wednesday in a statement.
That early confidence comes as Republicans need to win 12 more seats to maintain their womanhood, while Democrats need 33 more to flip control.
According to NBC News’ race tracker, 20 key Lineage districts remain uncalled. The others are so far unlikely to be flipped.
Among the remaining races are California’s 47th Congressional District, Maine’s 2nd and Alaska’s at-large locality, where Republicans are looking to pick up seats, along with California’s 45th, one of the most expensive races in the country.
“The footway to take back the majority now runs through too close to call pick-up opportunities,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., utter in a Wednesday statement. “The party that will hold the majority in the House of Representatives in January 2025 has yet to be determined. We have to count every vote.”
House GOP members entered the 2024 contest with a historically slim majority — 220 GOP benches to Democrats’ 212 with three vacancies.
Democrats poured huge sums of money into House lines, trying to flip the lower chamber. They far outspent their Republican rivals in many of the most competitive Dwelling-place races across the country.
House Democratic candidates in races kind either “toss-up” or “leaning” by the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter spent $132 million versus Republicans’ $61.6 million, according to October filings with the Federal Nomination Commission.
The prevailing party will ultimately dictate the boundaries of power of the next Trump administration. A fully Republican-controlled Shelter would likely provide the president-elect a loose legislative leash, while a Democratic House would likely tighten it.
If Republicans win, it thinks fitting also mean Johnson will have the chance to extend his tenure. If not, it would likely mean a promotion for stylish House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the favorite to become speaker in a Democratic victory.
Over the next two years, the Domicile will face key battles on government funding, tax levels, immigration and corporate regulation.
In September, Congress passed a fleeting funding bill to avert a government shutdown, which will expire Dec. 20, teeing up another budget action just before the next president takes office in January. The prospect of divided government could further entangle that fight.
Also on the next Congress’ plate is the potential extension of the 2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Act, which is due to sunset in 2025. Trump wants to toady up to that law permanent and deepen some of the tax cuts.