Republicans win majority in House of Representatives – VG

Republicans won 218 seats and thus a majority in the House of Representatives, according to the AP. This will make the next couple of years difficult for President Joe Biden.

It was an expected result in the US midterm elections.

However, the majority is far smaller than Republicans expected in advance.

So far the Democrats have barely had a majority in the House of Representatives, with 220 seats to the Republicans’ 212.

It became clear on Saturday that Democrats had secured a majority in the Senate.

President Joe Biden sent congratulations to Senate Republican leader Kevin McCarthy and said he was ready to work with Republicans in the House of Representatives.

In his congratulations, he also points out that the election showed the strength of American democracy as voter deniers, political violence and threats were rejected by voters.

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy says the result shows Americans “are ready for a new direction.”

At the same time, veteran Mitch McConnell was reelected as Republican leader in the Senate on Wednesday. He beat Senator Rick Scott of Florida by 37 votes to 10. McConnell is therefore likely to become the longest-serving leader in the Senate when the new Congress convenes in the new year.

– I’m not going anywhere, McConnell said after the nearly four-hour closed-door meeting. He said he was “quite proud” of the result but admitted that a number of tasks lie ahead.