Source: BBC News [UK State Media]
“The party that will control the US House of Representatives for the next two years is still in the balance. Republicans were seven seats short of the 218 seats needed to take control on Thursday morning. Democrats need 15 more. The Senate, or upper chamber, and the White House have already flipped to Republicans so President-elect Donald Trump could have total control when he is sworn in on 20 January 2025. Control of the House, the lower chamber, gives a party the power to initiate spending legislation and launch impeachment proceedings against officials. Under Trump, a unified Republican Party could more easily push through tax cuts and introduce border control measures. But Democrats hope the last votes trickling in from a handful of tight races will be enough to give them a majority in the House.” (11/07/24)