Given the new vote tallies in the five outstanding races, Politico estimates that the House will be down to a very narrow margin after cabinet appointments. From the morning feed:

“GOP Rep. JOHN DUARTE’s lead dwindled yesterday while fellow Republican MICHELLE STEEL fell further behind in the latest vote tallies. If Duarte loses and other current leads hold, Republicans could be left with 220 seats at full strength. And with three expected vacancies due to Trump Cabinet nominations, the House could spend months at 217-215 — meaning Republicans could not lose a single member on a straight party-line vote.”