Control of Congress may come down to a handful of races

Close races could decide control of Congress

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - Like the White House, the balance of power in Congress is also in the hands of voters. Democrats are defending their one seat majority in the Senate, while Republicans are trying to hold onto four seats to keep their majority in the House. "The Congressional race is just as interesting and just as much on a knife’s edge,” says George Washington University professor and political analyst Todd Belt. Belt says Republicans are…

Republicans win control of the Senate, NBC News projects; House remains up for grabs

Republicans have flipped three key Democratic-held Senate seats in Ohio, Montana and West Virginia, according to NBC News projections. The race for the House is...

Control of US Congress at stake in Tuesday voting

Control of the U.S. Congress is at stake in Tuesday’s voting, with the outcome likely to play a key role in the fate of legislative proposals advanced by whomever wins the presidency, Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris or Republican former President Donald Trump. All 435 seats in the House of Representatives are at stake in elections throughout the U.S. for new two-year terms, while 34 of the 100 seats in the Senate are being contested for …

Control of Congress May Hinge on Southland Races

The Capitol in Washington. REUTERS/Tom Brenner A handful of Southern California congressional races on Tuesday’s ballot could determine which political party holds power in the House next year, with two key races in Orange County, one in Los Angeles County and another in Riverside County, experts say. UC Irvine political science professor Lou DeSipio told City News Service he had not anticipated that the race between Democrat Derek Tran and Rep.…

Control of Congress is at stake and with it a President’s agenda

Control of Congress is at stake Tuesday, with ever-tight races for the House and Senate that will determine which party holds the majority and the power to boost or block a president’s agenda, or if the White House confronts a divided Capitol Hill. The key contests are playing out alongside the first Presidential Election since the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, but also in unexpected corners of the country after what has been one of the m…

Balance of power: Who will control Congress after the 2024 election?

(NEXSTAR) – While the race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris is taking up a sizable share of the spotlight, down-ballot races will influence who wields legislative power next year. Control of Congress in the House of Representatives and Senate is hanging in the balance. Every single seat in the House is up for grabs in 2024 as are 34 Senate seats. In the current Congress, Republicans have control of the Hou…