Republicans claim US House, achieving ‘trifecta’ of election victories
Al Jazeera
On Wednesday, the Republican Party cleared the threshold of 218 seats, achieving majorities in both chambers of Congress.
The Republican Party has won enough seats to maintain control over the House of Representatives, cementing a dominant performance in the 2024 United States elections.
The Associated Press announced that the party had hit the key threshold of 218 seats, out of a total of 435, late on Wednesday.
The victory in the House not only gives the Republicans leadership over both chambers of Congress, but it also assures that the party holds sway over all major branches of government.
In the November 5 general elections, Republican leader and former President Donald Trump also won the presidency by a commanding margin.
And thanks to justices appointed during Trump’s last term in office, the Supreme Court has a six-to-three supermajority in the conservatives’ favour.
