With US House election gains, Republicans close in on unified power
Al Jazeera
Republicans are five seats short of a majority in the House of Representatives, with 20 races still uncalled.
Republicans are edging closer to unified control of the United States government after winning another seat in the US House of Representatives.
Incumbent Congressman Eli Crane, representing Arizona’s second district, won re-election on Saturday, the Associated Press projected. His victory brings the Republican party to 213 of 218 seats needed for a majority in the House.
With Donald Trump’s win in the November 5 presidential election and with the Republicans also securing control of the Senate or upper chamber of Congress, retaining the House would give Republicans a powerful mandate. The party would have a greater chance of being able to push through a broad legislative agenda focused on tax and spending cuts, energy deregulation and tighter border security.
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