Donald Trump’s Republicans retain their majority in the House of Representatives after the November 5 elections, according to projections from the Edison Research firm released on Wednesday. They will therefore control the entire Congress since they have already taken back the Senate from the Democrats.
Donald Trump, victorious in the election against outgoing Democratic Vice-President Kamala Harris, will therefore have great room for maneuver to implement the measures promised during the electoral campaign, in particular significant tax cuts and an overhaul of the the federal administration.
While nine seats remained to be allocated to the House of Representatives, completely renewed during the election, the Republicans were victorious by at least 218 seats, according to Edison Research projections. They thus obtained the majority necessary to control the chamber, made up of 435 seats.
The Republicans also won control of the Senate, where a third of the seats were renewed and where the Democrats had a narrow majority.
John Thune was elected Republican majority leader in the Senate on Wednesday. He will take over from Mitch McConnell, who has held this position since 2007.
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John Thune will replace Mitch McConnell as Republican leader in the Senate.
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During his first presidential term, Donald Trump implemented a flagship reform including a set of tax cuts due to expire next year. His Republican peers then controlled both houses of Congress.
For his part, President Joe Biden was also able to count on a majority in the House of Representatives at the start of his mandate to approve his 1,000 billion US dollar infrastructure plan.
In the two years since the midterm congressional elections where Republicans regained control of the House of Representatives, Joe Biden has had difficulty getting bills passed. Congress has found itself in an impasse on several occasions.
Donald Trump has strengthened his grip on the Republican Party since leaving the White House, where his influence was seen earlier this year when members of Congress abandoned a bipartisan agreement on border security after Mr. Trump expressed his opposition to the text.
In parallel with Congress, a conservative majority also prevails in the Supreme Court of the United States (6-3), with three judges appointed by Donald Trump during his first term.
The new Congress will take office on January 3. Donald Trump will be inaugurated as president on January 20.
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