WaPo:

Republicans are on the cusp of regaining the House majority for the 119th Congress and securing total control of Washington, days after the party won the presidency and control of the Senate.

House Republicans appear to have flipped a fourth seat held by Democrats in Colorado where freshman Rep. Yadira Caraveo (D) conceded her race to Republican Gabe Evans Sunday evening. The Associated Press has not yet called the race.

The current balance of power in the House is 214 Republicans and 203 Democrats, with 19 races remaining uncalled by the AP. Republicans need to win four of them to secure a majority; Democrats need to win 15.

A Republican trifecta in Washington would ensure that President-elect Donald Trump’s staunchly conservative agenda largely goes into effect. A GOP Congress would be committed to passing policies to secure the southern border and quickly reauthorizing Trump’s 2017 tax law, major portions of which expire at the end of 2025.

Though Republicans are inching closer to keeping their majority for a second term, it is probably with a narrower margin. That could test how certain policies are drafted, especially as House Republicans’ ideologically fractious conference often halted them from passing conservative bills over the past two years….