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Republicans seize control of the US House, and Congress splits

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By Web Desk Published November 17, 2022 2 Min Read
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Republicans seized control of the US House of Representatives from Democrats.

Republicans narrowly secured a parliamentary basis to oppose President Joe Biden’s program for the next two years of his tenure, networks reported, leaving congressional authority divided.

The Republican majority in the House of Representatives will be far smaller than the party had anticipated, and Republicans also failed to capture control of the Senate after a historically poor performance in the midterm elections on November 8.

NBC and CNN predicted a Republican triumph with at least 218 seats in the 435-member House of Representatives, the magic number required to assume control. This occurred one week after millions of Americans voted in the midterm elections, normally resulting in a rejection of the president’s party.

Biden praised House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy on the party’s victory and stated he was “eager to work with House Republicans to get results for working people.”

The vote last week, he stated, was “a robust rejection of election denials, political violence, and intimidation” and highlighted “the durability and strength of American democracy.”

McCarthy tweeted shortly after the projection was called, “Americans are ready for a new path, and House Republicans will deliver.”

Former president Donald Trump, who loomed big during the election cycle and whose endorsement looks to have doomed several of his party’s candidates, declared a new candidacy for the White House the day before the announcement.

With inflation soaring and Biden’s popularity plummeting, Republicans had planned a “red wave” to sweep the nation, giving them control of both chambers and an effective veto over the vast majority of Biden’s legislative initiatives.

In contrast, Democratic voters, energized by the Supreme Court’s decision to eliminate abortion rights and suspicious of Trump-backed candidates who publicly rejected the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, turned out in large numbers.

And the Republicans lost momentum because moderate voters rejected their candidates for

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