As of Tuesday, Republicans had won 216 seats to Democrats’ 206, according to election results by the Associated Press.

Republicans have won enough seats to control the House of Representatives, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on both chambers of Congress and the White House. Republicans gained control of the Senate last week.

Republicans won control of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, according to a projection by the Associated Press, handing the party a sweep and ushering in a new era in Washington. With the presidency,

Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on U.S. government alongside President-elect Trump.

In yet another blow to Democrats, Donald Trump will begin his presidency with a trifecta of Republican control in Washington.

A fter eight days of counting votes, the Republicans have won the House of Representatives. This means the party will have the coveted trifecta —control of the presidency, House and Senate—for at least the next two years.

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.