Fox News: Mike Johnson reveals where House stands as GOP fights to keep majority after Trump win

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Mike Johnson reveals where House stands as GOP fights to keep majority after Trump win

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is exuding confidence that Republicans will win all the levers of power in Washington, D.C., the morning after the election.......                    ...                        ...House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is anticipating full Republican control of Washington, D.C., after the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login the White House and the Senate on Tuesday night......."As more results come in it is clear that, as we have predicted all along, Republicans are poised to have unified government in the White House, Senate, and House," Johnson said in a statement Wednesday morning.......He said Republican promises of "secure borders, lower costs, peace through strength, and a return to common sense" drove Americans to vote red across the country."......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"House Republicans have been successful in securing critical flips in swing states including Pennsylvania and Michigan, while our battle-tested incumbents have secured re-election from coast to coast," Johnson continued. "The latest data and trends indicate that when all the votes are tabulated, Republicans will have held our majority, even though we faced a map with 18 Biden-won seats......."We will continue to monitor the results and ensure every legal ballot is counted throughout this process."......As of late Wednesday morning, The Associated Press projected House Republicans to have won 198 seats to Democrats' 177. Of the 435 House races across the country, the first party to win 218 will take the majority.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......A significant number of outstanding races are in California, where Republicans are fighting to hold onto several seats that were critical to them winning the majority in 2022.......The GOP suffered two setbacks in New York on Tuesday night with the projected losses of Reps. You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login and Brandon Williams, who were both expected to run in tight races.......Republicans are projected to hold onto Rep. Mike Lawler's critical New York swing seat and the central New Jersey district represented by Rep. Tom Kean, however — both key suburban victories. They also are projected to flip Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin's Michigan House seat, which she vacated to run for Senate.......It comes after Republicans You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login of the Senate, with businessman Bernie Moreno projected to oust Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, on Tuesday and veteran Tim Sheehy on the path to defeating Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., as of Wednesday morning.......The GOP also won control of West Virginia's Senate seat, which was expected with the retirement of Democratic-aligned Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va.......Meanwhile, President-elect Trump secured the critical swing states of North Carolina, Georgia and Pennsylvania in the early hours of Wednesday, solidifying his path to victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login....

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