At the risk of jinxing a good thing, I will report that Newsmax is projecting—after a slow tally and tussle between parties—the Republicans will retain a slim majority in the House.
This from newsmax.com.
According to Newsmax:
Incumbent Republican Juan Ciscomani held on to defeat [communist/globalist] challenger Kirsten Engel in Arizona’s District 6 to clinch the 218th seat for Republicans, assuring the majority.
There remain a few uncalled races that could expand the lead for House Republicans.
Leftists had been hoping to capture control of the House to blunt Republicans’ grip on both the presidency and the Senate.
In last week’s election, Donald Trump recaptured the White House, while the GOP claimed the Senate majority [53 to 47].
Majority control is likely to smooth the way for enactment of the many elements of Trump’s new administration, including plans for a large-scale deportation of illegal aliens and tariffs on various foreign countries’ products.
Trump is also expected to put forth a number of judicial appointments, which would likewise face a smoother road to passage under a GOP-controlled government. That is expected to include one or more Supreme Court justices.
According to The Hill:
The projection is a major victory for Speaker Mike Johnson (LA) who rose from relative obscurity to lead the House in both its legislative agenda and its push for Trump’s reelection.
Vulnerable communist/globalist incumbents like Susan Wild and Matt Cartwright of Pennsylvania were toppled, though the GOP did suffer some losses of its own. Three of its freshmen New York lawmakers, Reps. Anthony D’Esposito, Marc Molinaro, and Brandon Williams, lost reelection bids.
The final House tally is unclear, as some races in California remain to be called.
The Hill said:
The ultimate margin could make a difference in how Johnson handles the House and how much he is able to achieve.
Johnson told Newsmax on Election Night:
House and Senate Republicans have been working up a legislative plan for Trump’s first 100 days under total GOP control.
The Hill said:
Those include extending the tax cuts passed in Trump’s first term, boosting border wall funding, repealing climate initiatives, and promoting school choice.
We can also anticipate the elimination of the Federal Reserve as well as Trump’s ending of income tax on social security, tips, and overtime pay—if not the end entirely of income tax.
And another issue is sure to be whether and how to continue support for Ukraine in its effort to repel a Russian invasion. Many in the GOP have raised questions over the continued allocation of resources to this foreign conflict.
UPDATE:
After Newsmax projected the GOP clinched the House majority of at least 218 seats, that number rose to 219 after the re-election of Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) was confirmed. The Republican majority completes a GOP trifecta—with the party in control of both chambers of Congress and the presidency
