Republicans win US House majority, setting stage for divided government

The victory in the House gives Republicans the power to rein in US President Joe Biden’s agenda, though it falls far short of the ‘red wave’ the party had hoped for WASHINGTON, USA - Republicans were projected to win a majority in the US House of Representatives on Wednesday, November 16, setting the stage for two years of divided government as President Joe Biden's Democratic Party held control of the Senate. The victory gives Republicans the power to rein in Biden's agenda, as well as to launch potentially politically damaging probes of his administration and family, though it falls far…