All 435 House seats were up for reelection, making it a crucial year for both parties battling for the balance of power.

The Associated Press has called 415 of 435 House races since polls closed on Tuesday, and so far, Republicans have clinched 213 seats to Democrats’ 202—though neither party has won the 218 needed to win a majority.

Republicans are projected to keep control of the House of Representatives, handing the party total control of Washington with President-elect Trump back in the White House in January. Decision

The Republican Party is set to win a majority in the House of Representatives, giving Donald Trump effective control of both houses of Congress when he takes office in January.

All 435 House seats were up for reelection, making it a crucial year for both parties battling for the balance of power.

After all the races were called, Republicans held a 53-47 advantage that gave them control of the Senate for the first time in four years.

Republicans are getting closer to winning the House, although several races in California and Western states have yet to be called. That could lead to total GOP control of Congress.

Contests for Senate majority leader and the suddenly open House Republican conference chair position headline GOP leadership elections on Capitol Hill this week, with open jockeying for both posts. Senate Republican Whip John Thune of South Dakota,

President-elect Donald Trump's Republican Party will control both houses of Congress when he takes office in January, Decision Desk HQ projected on Monday, enabling him to push an agenda of slashing taxes and shrinking the federal government.