Latest in Republicans inch closer to formally locking up House majority
Sort by
2,607 items
-
House Republicans brace for leadership scramble
House Republicans are bracing for potential leadership shake-ups in the coming weeks, a post-election scramble that will heavily depend on who wins control of the lower chamber and White House in ...Politics - The Hill - October 23 -
Republicans projected to maintain control of House
CBS News projected Wednesday that Republicans will keep their majority in the House, which along with control of the Senate, will make it easier for President-elect Donald Trump to fill his Cabinet ...Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
Biden corrects himself after saying Trump should be locked up
President Biden on Tuesday told a group of Democrats they had to lock up former President Trump before catching himself and specifying he meant politically. Biden was speaking at the New Hampshire ...Politics - The Hill - October 22 -
Biden says Trump should be locked up then clarifies he meant ‘politically’
Comment evoking Trump’s frequent references to jailing or prosecuting political adversaries sparks rightwing backlash. Joe Biden appeared to suggest Donald Trump should be locked up then ...World - The Guardian - October 23 -
Crowd at Trump rally chants 'lock her up' about Harris
The crowd at former President Trump’s rally in Georgia chanted “lock her up” about Vice President Harris on Monday, underscoring the increasingly heated tone the 2024 presidential election has ...Politics - The Hill - October 28 -
Gillen ousts D'Esposito in major pickup for House Democrats
Laura Gillen has defeated Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-N.Y.) to score a key pickup for Democrats still hoping to retake the House, Decision Desk HQ projects. New York has been seen as key to ...Politics - The Hill - November 7 -
GOP holds onto House majority — clinching the trifecta
The majority will be slim, but it caps off two other major wins for Republicans, delivering a huge amount of power to the party in 2025.Politics - Politico - November 13 -
GOP Wins House Majority, Poll Projects
Republicans will hold a majority of seats in Congress, according to Edison Research, giving the party legislative control to pursue Trump’s policies of tax cuts and deregulation.Business - Inc. - November 14 -
House passes major veterans care act
The House on Monday passed a massive bill that will fund a range of veterans care services and increase opportunities for retired service members in the workforce and education. The Senator ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Israel keeps up fierce Lebanon bombardment and awaits Hezbollah response on truce proposal
BEIRUT — An Israeli airstrike flattened a building near one of Beirut’s busiest traffic junctions Friday, shaking the Lebanese capital as Israel kept up its intensified bombardment even as ...Top stories - NBC News - 6 days ago -
Weekly mortgage demand inched up, despite higher interest rates. Here's why
After flatlining the week before, mortgage demand rose last week, despite mortgage rates rising for the fourth straight week.Business - CNBC - Yesterday -
Weekly mortgage demand inched up, despite higher interest rates. Here's why
After flatlining the week before, mortgage demand rose last week, despite mortgage rates increasing for the fourth straight week.Top stories - NBC News - Yesterday -
Mortgage rates inch up toward 7% ahead of the holiday season. Don’t expect a big drop anytime soon.
The 30-year mortgage rate is averaging 6.84%, Freddie Mac said in its latest weekly survey on Thursday.Business - MarketWatch - 1 hour ago -
Shocks and surprises covering House Republicans for The Hill
I knew things would get interesting when I accepted a job with The Hill covering House Republicans in the summer of 2014.Politics - The Hill - October 24 -
House Republican presses Meta on censoring political content
Texas Rep. August Pfluger (R) expressed concern in a letter to Meta on Tuesday over the platform's decision to automatically opt users out of political content, arguing the platform's users should ...Politics - The Hill - October 24 -
Republicans flip Slotkin's Michigan House seat
Former Michigan state Sen. Tom Barrett (R) will win his House race to represent the state’s 7th Congressional District, flipping the seat to GOP hands, Decision Desk HQ projects. Barrett defeated ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
Republicans take Senate, House control remains uncertain
Scott MacFarlane looks at the implications for Washington's power dynamics, especially if Republicans retain the House.Top stories - CBS News - November 6 -
Bacon holds onto Nebraska House seat for Republicans
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) will win another term representing Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, holding on in the district seen as central to both parties’ majority hopes, Decision Desk HQ ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
U.S. House leaning Republican, CBS News rates
President-elect Donald Trump will return to the White House on Jan. 20, 2025, and he may be leading a government entirely controlled by his party. Republicans flipped the Senate through a handful ...Top stories - CBS News - November 6 -
Colorado Republican wins House seat vacated by Boebert
Republican Jeff Hurd is projected to win Rep. Lauren Boebert’s (R-Colo.) seat in Colorado, according to Decision Desk hQ. Hurd, an attorney, defeated former Aspen City Councilman Adam Frisch for ...Politics - The Hill - November 7 -
Republicans Carry Ballot Gains to State Houses
The Republicans’ election dominance carried into state legislatures, where the party made gains in Minnesota, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Vermont. Democrats, though, broke the G.O.P. supermajority ...Top stories - The New York Times - November 7 -
Republicans close in on House. Here are races still to watch
Counting is still going on, nearly a week after election day, with Republicans a handful of seats short.Top stories - BBC News - November 11 -
Republicans win House, delivering Trump a trifecta
Republicans are projected to keep control of the House of Representatives, handing the party total control of Washington with President-elect Trump back in the White House in January. Decision Desk ...Politics - The Hill - November 12 -
Trump’s House GOP picks have Republicans worried
House Republican leaders facing another razor-thin majority in the upcoming Congress are hoping President-elect Trump will not tap any more House GOP members for positions in his administration. ...Politics - The Hill - November 12 -
On Midterms’ Hints, Down-Ballot Republicans and the Race for the House
What 2022 was telling us all along. And Trump has advantages that don’t seem transferable to his MAGA allies.Top stories - The New York Times - November 13 -
Trump meets with House Republicans before meeting with Biden
President-elect Donald Trump met with House Republicans in Washington on Wednesday before heading over to the White House to meet with President Biden. CBS News chief White House correspondent ...Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
Republicans will control House of Representatives, CBS News projects
Republicans will have the majority in the House of Representatives, CBS News projects. This comes after the GOP gained control of the Senate and as President-elect Donald Trump prepares for his ...Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
House Republicans probe allegations of FEMA discrimination in Florida
House Republicans are probing allegations of discrimination by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in Florida following the termination of an agency employee who advised a survivor ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
House Republicans Target McBride With Capitol Bathroom Bill
G.O.P. lawmakers whose leaders have pressed to roll back transgender rights around the country moved to bar Sarah McBride, the first transgender member of Congress, from women’s rooms on Capitol Hill.Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Republicans retake control of US Senate after Democrats lose majority
Republicans win key seats and take back upper chamber in result that had been widely anticipated. US election 2024 – latest updates US election results 2024: live map and tracker Senate and ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
Republicans eye 53-seat Senate majority with Casey in trouble in Pennsylvania
Senate Republicans are feeling optimistic they’ll expand their majority to 53 seats next year as Sen. Bob Casey (D) is trailing Republican David McCormick in Pennsylvania by more than 50,000 votes ...Politics - The Hill - November 6