Republicans will take majority control of the House, NBC News projects, ousting Democrats from key positions of power and complicating President Joe Biden’s legislative hopes for the remainder of his term, per CNBC.
With the Senate staying in Democrats’ hands, congressional leadership will be divided for at least the next two years.
The outcome in the House was expected. Democrats broadly exceeded many analysts’ expectations.
Republicans are projected to take a slim lead in the House — 221-214, according to NBC’s estimate based on the handful of races that have yet to be called. The GOP’s win in the lower chamber of Congress only became clear more than a week after Election Day.
