Republicans will retain control of the U.S. House of Representatives, overcoming the odds after a chaotic two years in power that many believed would harm them in the polls

Republicans win 218 US House seats, claiming a majority and completing the party’s sweep into power alongside Trump

It also leaves Democrats with less leverage to challenge policies they disagree with, though narrow margins mean Senate Republicans could still struggle to secure enough votes for

Republicans held on to their narrow majority in the US House, giving Donald Trump and his party unified control of the elected branches of government and limiting potential curbs on the incoming president’s power.