BREAKING: REPUBLICANS TAKE CONTROL OF THE HOUSE, NBC NEWS PROJECTS.
and push spending cuts to Social Security and Medicare should they take control of the House apparently wasn't enough to repel most voters.
Republican control of the House is a disaster for President Joe Biden’s agenda, which will most likely be set ablaze by the GOP in the next Congress. Without a majority in the House, Democrats can all but say goodbye to their hopes of passing progressive climate, education and racial equity measures.
Without a majority in the House, Democrats can all but say goodbye to their hopes of passing progressive climate, education and racial equity measures. What's more, with their newfound majority, Republicans are expected to follow through on threats by some members to impeach Biden and several members of his administration. They're also likely to disband the House Jan. 6 committee and launch their own partisan investigations.
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