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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks during his first news conference after the elections, outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on November 12, 2024.The final race to be called in the 2024 House of Representatives elections has been called for a Democratic candidate, meaning Republicans’ margin of control in that chamber of Congress will be among the most narrow in U.S. history.
The close result between Gray and Duarte perhaps exemplifies how close things will be in the House itself when lawmakers are sworn into office in early January.The slim five-seat margin means that, if every lawmaker is present in the chamber for each vote, Republicans can only afford to lose two of their own conference members in order for a bill to pass.But for the first few months of the 119th Congress, the margin will be even smaller for Republicans.
Some political experts deny the idea that presidential mandates are a legitimate concept altogether. Indeed, Julia Azari, a political science professor at Marquette University,claims of mandates are oftentimes “employed by politicians in weak positions, in response to polarized politics and flagging legitimacy.”If you feel rage, despondency, confusion and deep fear today, you are not alone. We’re feeling it too. We are heartsick.
There are many terrifying planks to the Trump agenda, and we plan to devote ourselves to reporting thoroughly on each one and, crucially, covering the movements resisting them. We also recognize that Trump is a dire threat to journalism itself, and that we must take this seriously from the outset.under a Trump presidency.
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