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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst.

My heart is full today, full of gratitude for the trust you have placed in me,

full of love for our country, and full of resolve.

In her concession speech today, Vice President Harris says she accepts the election results,

but will continue to fight.

I will never give up the fight for a future where Americans can pursue their dreams,

ambitions, and aspirations, where the women of America have the freedom to make decisions about

their own body and not have their government telling them what to do.

She spoke on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C., the historically black

college she graduated from. Meanwhile, the White House

has President Biden called Trump today to congratulate him on his victory. And in the next administration,

Republicans will control the Senate, but the House is still in play. As NPR's Barber's Front

reports, the GOP, if it retains its majority there, Trump will have a unified government.

Most competitive House races remain too close to call, with many outstanding in blue states on the West Coast.

GOP lawmakers are confident they'll hold a narrow majority in the House.

If they do, they'll cement unified government.

Republicans would control both chambers of Congress and the White House, giving them the power and numbers needed to enact a Republican legislative agenda.

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