The Republican Party is projected to win a majority in the US House of Representatives, setting the stage for two years of divided government as President Joe Biden's Democratic Party held control of the Senate
The victory gives Republicans the power to rein in Mr Biden's agenda, as well as to launch potentially politically damaging probes of his administration and family, though it falls far short of the"red wave" the party had hoped for.
The party's current House leader, Kevin McCarthy, may have a challenging road ahead as he will need his restive caucus to hold together on critical votes including funding the government and military at a time when former President Donald Trump has launched another run for the White House. "The American people have made clear, I think, that they expect Republicans to be prepared to work with me as well," Mr Biden said during the weekend.
Even though the expected"red wave" of House Republicans never reached shore, conservatives are sticking to their agenda.
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