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data-io-article-url="https://www.the-express.com/news/politics/154658/republicans-house-senate-congress-control-majority-Donald-Trump"> <header class="clearfix"><h1>Republicans win House, producing full sweep of GOP power in Washington</h1><h3>It marks a huge boost for President-elect Donald Trump as he seeks to enact his agenda, after Republicans also won control of the Senate last week.</h3><div class="panel new"><div class="publish-info"><div class="before-main-author"></div><div class="author main-author"> By <a href="/journalist/123629/Housnia-Shams" ><span>Housnia Shams</span></a></div><div class="dates"> <time datetime="2024-11-14T02:58:00Z"> <span>21:58 ET, Wed, Nov 13, 2024</span> </time> <time datetime="2024-11-14T02:58:45Z"> | UPDATED: <span>21:58 ET, Wed, Nov 13, 2024</span> </time></div></div><div class="sharebar"> <span class="facebook share-item" title="Share on Facebook" data-provider="facebook" > </span> <span class="twitter share-item" title="Share on Twitter" 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and (min-width:10000px)"><source type="image/avif" srcset="https://cdn-images.the-express.com/img/dynamic/13/674x400/secondary/284608.avif?r=1731553125179" media="screen and (min-width:100000px)"><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://cdn-images.the-express.com/img/dynamic/13/674x400/secondary/284608.webp?r=1731553125179" media="screen and (min-width:100000px)"><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="https://cdn-images.the-express.com/img/dynamic/13/674x400/secondary/284608.jpg?r=1731553125179" media="screen and (min-width:100000px)"><source type="image/avif" srcset="https://cdn-images.the-express.com/img/dynamic/13/940x/secondary/284608.avif?r=1731553125179" media="screen and (min-width:1200px)"><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://cdn-images.the-express.com/img/dynamic/13/940x/secondary/284608.webp?r=1731553125179" media="screen and (min-width:1200px)"><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="https://cdn-images.the-express.com/img/dynamic/13/940x/secondary/284608.jpg?r=1731553125179" media="screen and (min-width:1200px)"><source type="image/avif" srcset="https://cdn-images.the-express.com/img/dynamic/13/590x/secondary/284608.avif?r=1731553125179" media="screen"><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://cdn-images.the-express.com/img/dynamic/13/590x/secondary/284608.webp?r=1731553125179" media="screen"><img src="https://cdn-images.the-express.com/img/dynamic/13/590x/secondary/284608.jpg?r=1731553125179" class="zoomEnabled" data-img="https://cdn-images.the-express.com/img/dynamic/13/1200x712/secondary/284608.jpg?r=1731553125179" alt="US Capitol Building" title="US Capitol Building" width="590" height="393"></picture></p><span class="newsCaption">Republicans have already won control of the Senate. <span class="caption">(Image: Getty)</span><span class="magnifier" data-img="https://cdn-images.the-express.com/img/dynamic/13/1200x712/secondary/284608.jpg?r=1731553125179"></span></span></div><div class="text-description"><p>Republicans have retained their majority in the House of Representatives, producing a full sweep of GOP power in Congress, after the party won <a data-link-tracking="InArticle|Link" href="/news/politics/154604/john-thune-senate-majority-leader-donald-trump">control of the Senate</a> and presidency last week.</p><p>Republicans are projected to hit the 218-seat threshold needed to <a data-link-tracking="InArticle|Link" href="/news/world-news/154630/ukraine-russia-nuclear-bomb-Donald-trump-aid">secure the majority</a> in the House, while the Democrats’ have captured 208 seats, NBC News reported.</p><p>Last week, <a data-link-tracking="InArticle|Link" href="/news/politics/154628/donald-trump-joe-biden-white-house-meeting">Republicans took control</a> of the US Senate, winning 53 seats, while Democrats and Democratic-aligned independents took 47 seats.</p><div class="fr-container" data-after-idx="3"><div align="center" data-freestar-ad="__336x280 __500x250" id="the-express_fs_articles_incontent-1" class="fr-incontent"> <script 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(min-width:100000px)"><source type="image/avif" srcset="https://cdn-images.the-express.com/img/dynamic/13/940x/secondary/284610.avif?r=1731553125188" media="screen and (min-width:1200px)"><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://cdn-images.the-express.com/img/dynamic/13/940x/secondary/284610.webp?r=1731553125188" media="screen and (min-width:1200px)"><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="https://cdn-images.the-express.com/img/dynamic/13/940x/secondary/284610.jpg?r=1731553125188" media="screen and (min-width:1200px)"><source type="image/avif" srcset="https://cdn-images.the-express.com/img/dynamic/13/590x/secondary/284610.avif?r=1731553125188" media="screen"><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://cdn-images.the-express.com/img/dynamic/13/590x/secondary/284610.webp?r=1731553125188" media="screen"><img src="https://cdn-images.the-express.com/img/dynamic/13/590x/secondary/284610.jpg?r=1731553125188" class="zoomEnabled" 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