The GOP now has control of the House, the Senate, and the Presidency.
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By Sarah Mester
Trump’s staffing picks have deterred attention from another political development—the calling of the House for the Republican Party. CNN, NBC, and AP and every other major outlet has now called the House for the GOP, with Republicans expected to control at least 218 seats—the minimum needed for a majority.
According to the CNN election map, there are only four House races left of which are likely to also lean Republican, further increasing the margin of the party’s majority. Alaska’s sole House seat is the most likely addition to the Republican majority, with over 90% of the vote counted and the Republican incumbent is currently up by 3%. Iowa’s first district is still too close to call, with the incumbent Republican ahead by only 0.2%. California’s forty fifth district is similarly too close to call. The incumbent Republican in California’s thirteenth is ahead by a few percentage points, but the vote is only 76% counted. It may take some time for all of these races to be called.
With these results, Republicans will control the Presidency, the Senate, and the House from January 2025 to January 2027. While Republicans do control the House, the majority is thin and has the potential to be disrupted by only a handful of errant lawmakers.
It is surprisingly common for one party to control the Presidency, the Senate, and the House, with Democrats controlling all three during the first two years of Biden’s presidency and with Republicans controlling all three during the first two years of Trump’s first presidency.
Sarah Mester is a senior in the College studying Political Science and Classics from San Francisco, CA. She’s the Assistant News Editor for The Pennsylvania Post. Her email is smester@sas.upenn.edu.
