Donald Trumpwho Republicans Friday is set to a narrow margin as election officials hold final votes that will determine control of the US. House of RepresentativesHowever Democratic Succeeded in flipping a couple of New York state seats.
Republicans have gained at least 211 seats, seven short of a majority in the 435-member chamber, with 24 races yet to be called, according to Edison Research estimates.
The Republicans are also preparing to get a majority in the Senate. Many media outlets speculated that Republican Dave McCormick Defeating Democratic Senator Bob Casey in Pennsylvania would give Trump’s party 53 seats in the 100-seat chamber. That margin could jump to 55 seats if Republicans win close races in Arizona and Nevada, which is inevitable.
complete Congress controls Republicans will give Trump greater leeway to pursue policies including sweeping tax cuts, energy deregulation and border security controls. If Democrats manage to win a majority in the House, the 18 of the 24 seats they still need to win, it will give them a bulwark to push back against him. Democrats’ hopes of capturing the House ran high in parts of California and New York, where rivals managed to flip two Republican seats overnight. In California, Arizona and some other states, counting was still going on 3 days after Election Day.
A majority of Republicans in the Senate would allow them to confirm Trump’s appointments of cabinet members, judges and other staff, although they would not have the 60 votes needed to quickly pass most legislation. Even with Republican control of both chambers, there may be limits to what Trump can do in Congress. Some Republican senators may balk at his nomination for a Cabinet post. And the legislation in the Senate still needs some Democratic support to survive a filibuster.