House Republicans will maintain their hold on the lower chamber next year, giving Republicans

a political trifecta in Washington, controlling both chambers of Congress and the presidency

come January. Our Lisa Desjardin has been following it all and joins us now from our PBS

news super screen. All right, Lisa, so Republicans retain control of the House. What are the margins looking like?

Okay, let's talk about this. We're just having some changes in the last day right now with the

Associated Press calling the races it has. Republicans have 218 the exact amount they need for majority.

Democrats, 209. There are eight races for Congress, for the House of Representatives left to be called.

And at this moment, the Associated Press math is zero change, the exact same distribution in the

House right now, according to their calls. There are some races, of course, that are going to go,

one in Iowa going to a recount. We're still waiting for some vote counting in ranked choice in two states as well.

But I want to look at it this way.

These eight races that are left, right now who's leading in them?

Four Democrats are leading in those eight races.

And how about it?

Four Republicans.

So that gets us basically to the same exact pattern we have right now in the House.

Now, let's look at some of these races called just today, this race in Oregon. I'm talking about the Happy Valley up here.

This is a Democratic flip where Janelle Bynum, who is the co-owner of four McDonald's restaurants, was able to flip

this district from Lori Chavez de Rima.

Very hard-fought race here.

Democrats happy about this.

One place where Democrats are more concerned, however, and Republicans are happy, is in Alaska,

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