BREAKING: #Republicans Win U.S House Of Representatives [SEE FULL RESULTS]—–According to CNN reports, The Republicans will win a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, setting the stage for two years of divided government as President Joe Biden’s Democratic Party held control of the Senate.
The Genius Media Nigeria reports that Republicans has reached the threshold of 218 seats needed for a majority in the chamber.
The party in opposition usually makes big gains in the midterms and many commentators and pollsters made similar predictions this time.
But American voters confounded expectations, shunning candidates backed by former president Donald Trump, whose endorsement frequently turned into more of a hindrance than a help.
The elections count is still ongoing: there are still seven too-close-to-call races and Democrats are awaiting results to see how slim Republican control will be in the House, which could allow room for bipartisanship.
Republicans on Tuesday voted to nominate California’s Kevin McCarthy, the House minority leader since 2019, as the party leader in the chamber.
Mr McCarthy won a secret ballot on a 188-31 vote, defeating a challenge from Andy Biggs of the far-right, Donald Trump-affiliated Freedom Caucus.
Now that a Republican majority is certain, Mr McCarthy will have the task of ensuring the 218 congressional votes to take Democrat Nancy Pelosi’s place as House speaker.
The Republican Party on Wednesday also re-elected veteran Senator Mitch McConnell as its leader in the upper chamber.
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