JUST IN: Republicans will control the House, CNN projects. It's not the red wave Republicans had envisioned, but it will allow the party to launch investigations into the Biden administration and block his agenda.
Republicans will win the House of Representatives, CNN projects, in a victory that will fall short of their hopes of a “red wave” but thwart President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda and will likely subject his White House to relentless investigations.
The challenging job of managing the conference will require McCarthy to placate more moderate members whose seats will be most vulnerable in 2024 and who could fracture his governing majority on individual legislation if they defect to vote with Democrats. In a news conference the day after the election, Biden offered to work with the new Republican majority.
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