Republicans narrowly regain control of House after midterms flop | First Thing
Slim majority means any member of party sitting in House of Representatives could block legislation. Plus, the meteorite that may solve mystery of Earth's water
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It's official. Republicans have won back control of the House of Representatives, scraping a victory from a midterm election that many had expected to be a red wave of wins but instead turned into more of a trickle.
What does a split Congress mean for US politics? It will be extremely difficult for Democrats to advance their legislative agenda. Republicans can use their majority power to block any bills passed by the Democratic Senate from even getting a vote on the House floor. Here's our Q&A on what else it will mean.
What else is happening in Washington? Legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages crossed a big Senate hurdle yesterday, putting Congress on track to take the historic step of ensuring that such unions are enshrined in federal law.
What else is happening? Here's what we know on day 267 of the invasion.
What about the village in Poland that was hit? Przewodow is trying as much as possible to keep life normal - but tragedy has underscored the proximity of war for the tiny border village and people are traumatised.
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