After more than a week of counting, the Republican Party gained the 218 House seats needed to claim the majority, ushering in an era of divided government.
Tag: House of Representatives
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After Midterms, Republican Rebels Try to Make Their Leaders Sweat
To make sense of the brewing clashes in Congress, we spoke with Carl Hulse, the chief Washington correspondent for The Times.
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Top Republicans Face Dissent as McCarthy Wins GOP Nod for Speaker
Even as Representative Kevin McCarthy, the minority leader, survived his first test, he lacked the votes to cement the speakership. His Senate counterpart also faced a challenge to his position.
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Will Pelosi Stay or Will She Go? Perhaps a Little Bit of Both.
With Democrats on the cusp of losing the House, all eyes are on Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s next move, and the party is frozen in place until she decides what to do.