More than a week after winning the presidency and the Senate, Republicans have finally completed the so-called trifecta and secured the 218 seats required for control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

: Republicans will retain control of the House of Representatives with a razor-thin majority in the next Congress. The AP has not called the race for control of the chamber, but House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries conceded that the GOP would have a majority.