The Republican Party has kept the U.S. House of Representatives for the next two years, raising hopes for comprehensive crypto legislation in the next Congress and securing a Republican trifecta for at least the next two years.

More than a week after winning the presidency and the Senate, Republicans have finally completed the so-called trifecta and secured the 218 seats required for control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Republicans will control both houses of Congress next year, giving Donald Trump control of all three branches of government. The GOP has held onto their narrow majority, allowing them the chance to pass much of the President-elect’s agenda when he is sworn in next year.

: 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.

Republicans will keep their majority in the House of Representatives after retaking the Senate, giving President-elect Donald Trump a unified Congress to jumpstart his agenda. On Wednesday evening, after winning in Arizona and California,