Republicans will keep their majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, the Associated Press projected Wednesday.

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,

Fox News' Griff Jenkins provides details on the balance of power after Republicans secured the House majority and John Thune was elected Senate majority leader.

The Republican Party has kept the U.S. House of Representatives for the next two years, raising hopes for comprehensive crypto legislation in the next Congress and securing a Republican trifecta for at least the next two years.

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.

Republicans win 218 US House seats, claiming a majority and completing the party’s sweep into power alongside Trump

It also leaves Democrats with less leverage to challenge policies they disagree with, though narrow margins mean Senate Republicans could still struggle to secure enough votes for

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.