More than a week after Election Day, Republicans secured the 218th seat needed to flip the House from Democratic control.
to become speaker as some conservative members have questioned whether to back him or have imposed conditions for their support.
President Joe Biden congratulated McCarthy on Wednesday night and said he is "ready to work with House Republicans to deliver results for working families."Former President Donald Trump is running for president again. Trump made his plans official Tuesday night after teasing the potential of a comeback since before he even left the White House in 2021.
The narrow margins have upended Republican politics and prompted finger-pointing about what went wrong. Some in the GOP have blamed Donald Trump for the worse-than-expected outcome. The former president, who of the president’s son Hunter Biden. Some of the most conservative lawmakers have raised the prospect of impeaching Biden, though that will be much harder for the party to accomplish with a tight majority.Katie Hobbs defeated Kari Lake in the race for Arizona governor. FOX 10 Phoenix's Danielle Miller spoke with LiveNOW from FOX's Josh Breslow about the match-up.
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