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    Republicans win control of the House in an unexpectedly close midterm

    by Melanie Mason, Los Angeles Times Nov 16, 2022 6 minutes
    House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R- Calif., addresses a crowd during an election night watch party at the National Ballroom at The Westin, City Center on Nov. 9, 2022, in Washington, D.C..

    Republicans secured the majority in the U.S. House on Wednesday, boosting the party’s ability to stymy President Joe Biden’s agenda even though the midterm results stop well short of a mandate from the electorate.

    It took more than a week for The Associated Press to determine the GOP had won the 218 seats necessary to control the chamber. The belated milestone underscored Republicans’ underwhelming performance in an election cycle when economic conditions, historical precedent and a sour national mood had been expected to work to their advantage.

    The GOP‘s gains mean Biden will contend with a divided government as he enters the latter half of his term. Democrats have cemented their control of the Senate with 50 seats, and could bolster their ranks further if Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock wins reelection in Georgia’s runoff race next month.

    Republicans had projected confidence of a “red wave” that would yield at least a dozen House seats. But Democrats’ surprising strength, powered largely by voter outrage over the Supreme Court’s reversal

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