Democrats Fear As Republicans Wins US House

Washington: Republicans have won enough seats to control US House, completing party’s sweep into power and securing ir hold on US government alongside President-elect Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump's pick of conservative loyalist Matt Gaetz to serve as attorney general has Democrats sounding alarm with Sen. Dick Durbin saying Gaetz “would be a disaster” in part because of Trump’s threat to use Justice Department “to seek revenge on his political enemies.”

Information on Matt Gaetz must be preserved, says Sen Dick Durban

Sen. Dick Durban says ethics committee should preserve information gared on Matt Gaetz.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill, is calling on House Ethics Committee to preserve information it's gared on former Republican Representative Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s intended nominee for attorney general, and also share it with Senate.

Trump announced Gaetz as his pick for post Wednesday and Gaetz immediately resigned from Congress, ending investigation against him. ethics panel said several months ago that its review included wher Gaetz engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, accepted improper gifts and sought to obstruct government investigations of his conduct. Gaetz has categorically denied all allegations before committee.

“ sequence and timing of Mr. Gaetz’s resignation from House raises serious questions about contents of House Ethics Committee report,” Durbin said Thursday. “We cannot allow this valuable information from a bipartisan investigation to be hidden from American people.”

Bohannan requests a recount in Iowa’s close congressional race as GOP wins control of House

Democrat looking to unseat an incumbent Republican in a close Iowa congressional race, one of a handful yet to be called after Republicans won control of US House, has asked for a recount.

Democrat Christina Bohannan’s campaign on Thursday requested recount in her bid against Republican incumbent Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks to represent Iowa’s 1st District. initial tally puts Bohannan fewer than 1,000 votes — less than a percentage point — behind Miller-Meeks.
contest is a much tighter rematch of 2022, when Miller-Meeks won by 7 percentage points. Miller-Meeks earned a first term in Congress representing Iowa’s 2nd District when she defeated Democrat Rita Hart by just six votes in 2020.