Republicans will have full control of Congress and the White House, giving them their best shot yet to make big moves on immigration and tax cuts.

As of Tuesday, Republicans had won 216 seats to Democrats’ 206, according to election results by the Associated Press.

On Wednesday, the Republican Party cleared the threshold of 218 seats, achieving majorities in both Congress chambers.

Republican representatives in Congress were able to fend off enough California Democrats in close races and flip a few seats elsewhere to help keep the party’s majority in the House of

Tom McClintock , R-Elk Grove, at a House Judiciary immigration subcommittee hearing in 2023. Republicans maintained House of Representatives control in 2025. Republicans maintained a slim House of Representatives majority in 2025,

With this latest victory, Republicans now control all three branches of the government - the House, the Senate, and the White House.

Unified government will give Trump the ability to control the legislative agenda heading into an important year for tax-and-spending policy.

: Republicans will retain control of the House of Representatives with a razor-thin majority in the next Congress. The AP has not called the race for control of the chamber, but House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries conceded that the GOP would have a majority.