Hindustan Times (Delhi)

House control hangs on tight races,trump set to launch prez bid

- Agencies letters@hindustant­imes.com

IT TAKES 218 SEATS TO CONTROL THE HOUSE. GOP HAS LOCKED DOWN 217 SEATS SO FAR, WITH DEMOCRATS CLAIMING 205.

LOS ANGELES: Two threatened US House Republican­s in California triumphed over Democratic challenger­s on Monday, helping move the GOP within a seat of seizing control of the chamber while a string of congressio­nal races in the state remained in play.

Democrats have already won control of the Senate, securing 50 seats with a run-off in Georgia next month that could give President Joe Biden’s party an additional seat. The GOP came into the election needing to gain a net of just five seats for House control.

Nearly a week after the midterm elections, Republican­s were closing in on the majority, giving conservati­ves leverage to blunt Biden’s agenda and spur a flurry of investigat­ions. But a slim numerical advantage will pose immediate challenges for GOP leaders and complicate the party’s ability to govern. Ten races in the state remained undecided as vote-counting continued, though only a handful were seen as tight enough to break either way.

Separately, former US president Donald Trump is expected to launch another White House bid later on Tuesday, even as another one of his fellow election deniers lost a key race in last week’s midterms.

The 76-year-old billionair­e, whose 2016 win shocked America and the world, has summoned the press to his Florida mansion for a “very big announceme­nt” at 9:00pm on Tuesday (7:30am India time on Wednesday).

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