5 Undecided House Races Will Determine Size of GOP’s Narrow Majority

Although two weeks have passed since election night, several races for the U.S. House of Representatives have yet to be called. Republicans are expected to maintain a majority in the House, but the outcome of five races will determine how much of a voting cushion the GOP will have for the next two years. At stake are the sweeping changes promised by President-elect Donald Trump, who will need nearly all Republicans to vote along party lines to fund and push through his initiatives. These include renewal of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which expires on Dec. 31, 2025; funding for his promised border wall,;and other infrastructure projects such as a proposed re-expansion of lunar travel and space-related manufacturing....