Republicans Favored to Take House, Poised for Government Trifecta

Republicans hope to lock down control of Washington as Democrats say the lower chamber is still in play.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) (C) and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) (R) attend a bipartisan candlelight vigil at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 7, 2023. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Republicans lead in several crucial races that will determine control of the U.S. House of Representatives, and they appear to be on the verge of ensuring that President-elect Donald Trump will enter his second term with a trifecta.

A political party has a trifecta if it controls the White House, the Senate, and the House of Representatives. With the White House and Senate secured, all attention is now on the race for the House—a race that Republicans seem poised to win.