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Republicans on brink of clinching US House control

With votes still being counted from the Nov. 5 general election, Republicans had won 212 seats in the 435-member House, according to Edison Research, which projected on Friday night that Republican...

US House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, US, on 29 November 2023. File Photo: Reuters/Elizabeth Frantz
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US House to vote on Ukraine and Israel aid, despite hardline objections

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to reporters during a press briefing about a looming shutdown of the U.S. government at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. September 29, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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Republicans reject own funding bill, US government shutdown imminent

Democratic Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal faced bipartisan criticism for calling Israel a 'racist state' in remarks she later retracted [File: Mandel Ngan/Pool via Reuters]
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US House passes pro-Israel resolution claiming it's 'not a racist' state

U.S. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) hugs his Floor Director John Leganski as he celebrates being elected the next Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives while Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY) applauds in a late night 15th round of voting on the fourth session of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 7, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
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Kevin McCarthy elected Republican US House speaker, but at a cost

Republicans win US House majority, setting stage for divided government
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Republicans win US House majority, setting stage for divided government

U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik (R-NY) arrives for the Republican caucus meeting, in Washington, U.S., May 14, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
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Trump-backed Stefanik wins vote to join House Republican leadership

FILE PHOTO: A sign encouraging participation in the U.S. Census lies on a sidewalk in Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S., August 4, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
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US census hands more House seats to Republican strongholds Texas, Florida

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), with Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA), Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-MI) and Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL), participates in a news conference after US House passage of a bill to remove a decades-old deadline for adopting the Equal Rights Amendment for women’s rights, at the US Capitol in Washington, US March 17, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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US House passes resolution aimed at advancing Equal Rights Amendment

A view from the US Senate side shows the US Capitol Dome (L) in Washington, US, October 4, 2013/ Reuters
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US Senate Democrats introduce sweeping election reform bill facing steep odds

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) signs the "American Rescue Plan" as and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer applauds during the enrolment ceremony following passage of US President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus disease (Covid-19) relief bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Erin Scott
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Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid-19 bill wins final approval in House

President Donald Trump congratulates House Republicans after they passed legislation aimed at repealing and replacing ObamaCare on May 4, 2017. Photo: Mark Wilson / Getty Images
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Trump's coming impeachment trial aggravates rift among Republicans

Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) questions Avril Haines during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee to be President-elect Joe Biden's pick for national intelligence director in Washington, DC, US January 19, 2021. Joe Raedle/Pool via REUTERS
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Prominent Senate Republican warns Trump trial could spark more impeachments