Decision Desk HQ projects Republicans have taken the House majority with at least 218 seats.
The final House count depends on the result of 14 outstanding races.
According to Decision Desk HQ, Republicans currently lead Democrats 218-203 in the House of Representatives.
Decision Desk HQ projects Republicans have won a majority in the U.S. House with at least 218 seats.
Final count pending calls in 14 outstanding races.#DecisionMade: 6:13pm EST
Follow more results here: https://t.co/erllKAE1oN pic.twitter.com/xd1w6W9e28
— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) November 15, 2022
BREAKING: Republicans have secured majority in the U.S House, FLIPPING it away from Democrat control
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) November 15, 2022
Republicans in the majority solidly united with OUR Speaker of the House means we have subpoena power.
For those that don’t understand.
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) November 14, 2022
Nancy Pelosi, with a simple majority, frequently suspended the House rule that requires 3 days (72 hrs) to read bills before voting.
House Republicans should take the high road and institute a rule giving 7 days to read bills, and require 2/3 super-majority to suspend that rule.
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) November 14, 2022
WATCH:
“We’re excited to get to work. We’re excited to be back in the majority.” – @RepTomEmmer pic.twitter.com/3EU7JMUcrG
— House Republicans (@HouseGOP) November 15, 2022
Although there’s fierce opposition, Rep. Kevin McCarthy won the GOP nod for Speaker of the House.
McCarthy Reportedly Clears First Hurdle to Become House Speaker
Rep. Matt Gaetz noted that McCarthy currently doesn't have 218 votes to become House Speaker.
31 votes against. Big opposition.
Kevin McCarthy does not have the votes to be Speaker of the House. https://t.co/3wiAaicokd
— Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) November 15, 2022
CBS News reported:
House Republicans nominated Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the current minority leader, as their candidate for speaker of the House on Tuesday, with McCarthy overcoming a conservative challenger as the party inches closer to winning control of the lower chamber.
McCarthy was tapped as the nominee in an internal meeting of the Republican conference by a secret-ballot vote of 188 to 31, multiple sources in the meeting confirmed to CBS News. The vote means the California Republican is the favorite to become speaker of a GOP-controlled House, but the path to securing the 218 votes needed to claim the gavel during a vote of the full House in January is likely to be a difficult one, since Republicans are poised to hold a razor-thin majority of seats after a weaker-than-expected performance in last week's midterm elections.
CBS News estimates the GOP will win at least 216 seats and Democrats will control at least 211. Republican candidates are leading in several battleground races in which CBS News has not projected a winner.
McCarthy fended off an 11th-hour challenge for the nomination from Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona, a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus who was involved in efforts both within Congress and at the state level to reverse the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. Biggs announced his bid Monday night, telling Newsmax in an interview that "we have a new paradigm here, and I think the country wants a different direction from the House of Representatives."
Republicans selected Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana as majority leader in a voice vote.
Rep. Elyse Stefanik of New York was reelected conference chair and Rep. Tom Emmer won a three-way race for whip, the third highest-ranking position.
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