CNN: Republicans Retain House Majority

Above: US Representative Elise Stefanik (R-NY) is acknowledged by President-elect Donald Trump alongside US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (L) during a meeting with House Republicans at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Washington, DC, on November 13, 2024. Image copyright: Allison Robbert/Contributor/AFP via Getty Images

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After failing Trump the first time they controlled Congress after the 2016 election, the Republican Party has a second chance to enact the legislation Trump and his supporters have been asking for. With Trump backing Speaker Johnson in the House, and the Senate setting up their leadership, it's time to draft America First laws and have them waiting for the next president in January.


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