Speaker Mike Johnson and the GOP are feeling increasingly bullish about holding onto the House of Representatives ... they could still lose GOP incumbents in blue states like California and Oregon. Yet the seats the GOP is expecting to hold show surprising ...

Donald Trump's Republicans were projected to pick up another U.S. Senate seat on Thursday and appeared to be retaining their hold on the House of Representatives, putting them on track to control both chambers of Congress next year.

Democrats’ hopes for a powerful check on Donald Trump by controlling the US House are fading, with Republicans increasingly confident they will hold unified control in Washington ahead of next year’s big fights over tax cuts and spending.

Though Republicans seized control of the presidency and the Senate Tuesday night, Democrats have held onto the prospect of a majority in the House—but now that hope, too, is slipping. While it’s still technically possible,