and richard hudson was reelected to chair the national republican congressional committee for the 2026 election cycle. in the senate, republicans elected john thune as their new leader in congress, and senator thune is currently minority whip and defeated, john cornyn and rick scott for majority leader. current republican conference chair john barrasso was unanimously direct -- elected as whip and senator tom cotton was elected conference chair for the next congress. west virginia senator shelley more capital will be republican policy committee chair and tim scott as chair of the national republican senatorial committee for the 2026 election cycle. watch on c-span and c-span 2 and on our c-span app and c-span.org. >> c-span's washington journal, our live forum involving you to discuss the latest issues and government, politics, and public policy. from washington and across the country. thursday morning, georgia republican congressman buddy carter discusses the incoming agenda of the trump administration and house republican priorities. then john larson gives his take on the new adminis

north carolina congressman richard hudson is standing by to weigh in.et's get to jonathan serrie, live in raleigh for us. jonathan, what impact did helene have on the turn out there? >> hi, sandra. well, conventional wisdom suggested it would suppress voter turnout. instead the opposite happened. a record 5.7 million north carolinians cast ballots, and what surprised many is the heavy voter turnout in the western part of the state that was hard-hit during hurricane helene. when you talk with folks there about how they feel about the federal disaster response, their opinion falls largely along party lines, and what helped the trump campaign is other than the blue dots of boone and asheville, western north carolina is reliably republican. statewide, kitchen table issues were at the top of voters minds. >> it always bothers me that any particular group, the amount of melanin in your skin or gender is determining your policies. it goes back to the issues that matter, the economy, the economy, the economy. >> but this battleground state has a tradition of el

my name is richard hudson. i am here to tell you it is morning again in america. on election day american sent a clear message to reject the consequences of democratic control. they said they cannot afford the basics their families need. they did not feel safe in their communities. their values were under attack. joe biden and kamala harris and akeem jeffries and extreme house democrats were the cause. donald trump and house republicans are the solution. that is why voters deliver house republicans a majority and sent donald trump to the white house in a landslide. i am proud to have led the nrcc to achieve this victory. even after democrats spent 550 million dollars spreading lies about house republicans we went on offense and flip seats from pennsylvania to michigan to colorado and beyond. the american people saw through the democrat lies because republicans had better candidates and a better message about what we would do to improve their daily lives. it was my honor to lead our successful effort to hold the house, i did not do it alone. house republicans broug

chair, and returning, the great richard hudson. mr. hudson: thank you. i want to welcome the new members of this leadership team. i'm proud to serve alongside each one of you. they bring unique talents and backgrounds and will strengthen our team going forward. we ran our last campaigns based on issues that mattered to the american people. the democrats on the extreme leadership of joe biden and kamala harris and hakeem jeffries in the house made every american less prosperous and less safe. our candidates went out and talked about those issues. we talked about energy, we talked about inflation, we talked about the border and the crime of fentanyl that comes from that. and we told the american people our ideas to fix it and they gave us a mandate. together with president trump and a republican senate, we're going to start delivering on that from day one. thank you. i'll now bring up our great whip, mr. tom emmer. mr. emmer: thanks, richard. i first want to say thank you to my house republican colleagues for electing me to serve as their majority whip onc

chair, and returning, the great richard hudson. mr. hudson: thank you. i want to welcome the new members of this leadership team. i'm proud to serve alongside each one of you. they bring unique talents and backgrounds and will strengthen our team going forward. we ran our last campaigns based on issues that mattered to the american people. the democrats on the extreme leadership of joe biden and kamala harris and hakeem jeffries in the house made every american less prosperous and less safe. our candidates went out and talked about those issues. we talked about energy, we talked about inflation, we talked about the border and the crime of fentanyl that comes from that. and we told the american people our ideas to fix it and they gave us a mandate. together with president trump and a republican senate, we're going to start delivering on that from day one. thank you. i'll now bring up our great whip, mr. tom emmer. mr. emmer: thanks, richard. i first want to say thank you to my house republican colleagues for electing me to serve as their majority whip onc

and richard hudson was re-ected to chair the national republican congressional committee for the 2026 election cycle. over in the senate,epublicans elected south daenator john thune asheir new leader in the 119th congress. succeeding their longier serving leader mcconnell. senator thune defeaxas senator john cornyn and florida senator rick sor majority leader. 29-24 on a secondallot. current repu conference chair john barrasso was unanimously elected as whip. the number two leadership post. annsas senator tom cotton was eleepublican conference chair for the next congress over ijoni ernst. west virginia senator shelley moore capito will serve as policy chair. and sorolina senator tim scott as chair of the tphabl republican senatorial committee for the 2026 election cycle. watch live house coverage on c-span and the senate on c-span2. n also watch live coverage aboutouse and senate on our c-span now app and on our website, c-span.org. >> join book tv this weekend for the texas book festival, live from austin. our coverage begins saturday at 11 a.m. eastern and sunday at noon. highlights

i had a great conversation with aker johnson over the course of the last several days and richard hudsonake sure the people picked will be replaced by republicans. obviously state law will determine the course of those elections. but the president is not going to flip a house by making these choices. speed when speaking of state law rnc filing in pennsylvania as incumbent senator bob casey refo dave mccormick and the race was called by the ap and why are you assuming, michael? >> well because we have several counties saying they will count ballots that should not be counted to. the pennsylvania supreme court in the circuit court of appeals for federal cards have both said that you may not count data ballots or endemic or nomadic or ballots after election day and looking at it and saying they will count those balance. that is a violation of the law. we will be aggressive to make sure those ballots are not counted. >> todd: michael whatley, congratulations on an impressive winning streak there over the course of the last week because it takes a long time to count votes. we appreciate you g

. >> john: that was national republican congressional chairman richard hudson optimistic earlier thisty all eyes to the race to 218 house seats to see who will control the lower chamber. republicans now seven seats away from holding that majority as well after flipping six seats. senior congressional correspondent, chad pergram, on capitol hill. chadha, how long until we get the final answer? >> maybe a couple more days, we will seek. republicans inching towards the majority of the house. it is about the map, right now 211 g.o.p. seats, 109th democratic seats, 25 seats remain uncalled. the magic number is 218. has republicans believe they might have the same narrow majority they have now. >> we still have a great opportunity to flip alaska from democrat to republican. head right now by a number of points but a slow counting system called right choice. so we probably will be in the 221-223 range. >> democrats are still not conceding that house. they believe they flipped a c in oregon and deeply read district in washington. but democrats say it is time for a reality check. >> come on. w

north carolina congressman richard hudson was reelected to chair the republican congressional committee for the 2026 election cycle. republicans elected john thune as their new leader, succeeding their longest-serving party leader mitch mcconnell. the senator serves as minority whip and defeated john cornyn and rick scott for majority leader 29-24 on the second ballot. conference chair john barrasso was elected as whip, the number two post, and senator tom cotton was elected republican conference chair over iowa's joni ernst. shelley more capital -- moore capito will be republican party chair and tim scott for the election cycle. you can watch live coverage about the house and senate on our c-span now app and on our website, c-span.org. >> washington journal, our live forum involving you to discuss the latest issues in government, politics and public policy. from washington and across the country. thursday morning, georgia republican congressman bobby carter discusses the trump administration agenda and republican priorities. democratic congressman john larson gives his take on the new

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let's bring chair of the national congressional committee richard hudson. that's about the senate. talk about the house. it matters to you what happens in the senate as well. what is the difference this cycle of small donors for republicans and democrats? how has that affected your efforts? >> the flood of money on the democrat side has been shocking. they've got some built-in advantages structurally. labor unions pouring money into their campaigns. more billionaires and more large dollar donors. their online presence has raised a lot of money. hard to tell where the money is coming from. we're asking questions about that. >> dana: a friend of yours, former speaker of the house kevin mccarthy had thoughts about republicans in this cycle. watch here. >> it should be easier for republicans to win seats this time than the others. but republicans have fell short on money. democrats have done a much better job on money. we had more seats and more competitive that we have to defend now. >> dana: i want to show republican spending in competitive house races in california $26 million and i

now chairman richard hudson who has been running the national congressional committee said we're going to gain but it won't be double digits. my own firm has seen between three and eight seats projecting, 297 electoral votes and 53-seat senate. 55, 56 would be remarkable. it's not just the blue wall cracking for trump. it's the workers, these steel workers, the union households, the jewish americans around philadelphia and detroit and pittsburgh, they've had enough. this is the time where they're breaking ranks. i think that if he can hold on to the house, brett, he really insulates himself from thinks impeachment shenanigans and whatnot. i have to tell you, if this is a decisive victory and we're not there yet, but if it's a decisive victory, i think the democrats have to think twice about this lawfare strategy that they have put on his shoulder like an anvil. they thought that that would get rid of him. nobody has been more insulted and investigated, impeach, indicted, take him out of his family business, take him name off of the ballot. you name it, they tried it. i would think thre

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i know richard hudson who is the nrc chair says they think they can flip a seat here. he also thinks that in north carolina they can pick up four seats. main they could flip name. in california there's five close races. there is three in new york. the balance of power in the house could come down to new york and california which are typically thought of just as democrat strongholds but some important republican seats. how do you think the night will go? >> i think president trump is going to have tremendous coattails and house republicans are going to over perform just like we did in 2016 and 2020, the last two times president trump was on the ballot. you point out a really important trend. both california and new york are traditionally viewed as blue states but people are experiencing the double whammy of failed policies of kamala harris with state policies that are horrific by democrat governors. that's why you saw flip seats in new york. we flipped five seats in the midterms and in every single district in new york and every swing district across the country, kamala

but mike johnson and richard hudson and a number of the leadership on the republican side say that they are absolutely confident that when all of the votes are counted and all the races are called they will have 218 house seats and will be able to retain the majority and control of the entire government. host: the democrats have a slim chance but it is trending. republican it -- it is trending with the president-elect heading back to the white house. what do we know about the coordination that could be going on behind the scenes when it comes to a governing agenda and priorities for republicans. what could hr one look like if they win the house? >> we have some recent history to look back too. january 2017, president trump takes office for the first time and he has a republican house and republican senate. if things hold the way they are trending, that is a situation that we will be income january 20, 2025. and there are already a slew of discussions happening about budget reconciliation. this process where the majority party can push through legislation and avoid a democratic filibuste

>> even chairman richard hudson who's been running the national nationalrepublican congressional committeeesterday said going to gave it will be double digits but somewhere between three and eight seats have been projected 290's senate electoral votes have been projecting. and a 53 seat senate. fifty-five, 56 to be remarkable. it also goes to show us not just the blue wall cracking for trump it's these workers, the steelworkers union jewish americans around philadelphia, detroit, pittsburgh they just had enough. this is a time there breaking ranks. i think if you can hold onto the house, he really insulates himself from any of these impeachment shenanigans and whatnot. i have got to tell you if this is a decisive victory, we are not there yet but if it is a decisive victory i think the democrats have to think thrice about the strategy they have put on his shoulders like an anvil. they really thought that would get rid of him. no one has been more insulted, investigated, impeached, indicted, convicted take his name off the building, take them out of the family business, take his name off th

and i had richard hudson on yesterday.uing that you remember in 2022, the republicans won the majority yep. and california seats and california picking up seats in new york and california that he still feels okay, even though those states are going to go. no question for kamala harris, no doubt. >> and this is one thing that we've also been picking up in places like new york and california. kamala harris's numbers in those states are not as strong as biden's were in 2020. so some of these districts, you look at them and you say, oh, this is a biden plus ten. well, harris is not necessarily getting plus ten there. that means less headwind for the incumbent. and you're right, there are incumbents there. even new ones who have a pretty good base of support. >> thank you so much. you're very welcome. good to see you. good to see you. >> tune in on sunday for state of the union, when i will be joined by democratic pennsylvania senator john fetterman and republican south carolina senator tim scott. that begins at 9 a.m. eastern

but mike johnson and richard hudson and a number of the leadership on the republican side say that theyre absolutely confident that when all of the votes are counted and all the races are called they will have 218 house seats and will be able to retain the majority and control of the entire government. host: the democrats have a slim chance but it is trending. republican it -- it is trending with the president-elect heading back to the white house. what do we know about the coordination that could be going on behind the scenes when it comes to a governing agenda and priorities for republicans. what could hr one look like if they win the house? >> we have some recent history to look back too. january 2017, president trump takes office for the first time and he has a republican house and republican senate. if things hold the way they are trending, that is a situation that we will be income january 20, 2025. and there are already a slew of discussions happening about budget reconciliation. this process where the majority party can push through legislation and avoid a democratic filibuster

my name is richard hudson. i'm here to tell you it is morning again in america. election day american send a clear message to reject the consequences of democratic control. they said that they could not afford the basics of the family's needs. they did not feel safe in their communities. their values were under attack. joe biden, kamala harris, hakeem jeffries and extreme house democrats were the cause. donald trump and house republicans are the solution. that is why voters delivered house republicans a majority and sent donald trump to the white house in a landslide. i am proud to have led the nrc seed to achieve this victory. even after democrats spent $550 million spreading lies about house republicans. we flipped seats from pennsylvania to michigan to colorado and beyond. the american people saw through the democrat lies. republicans had better candidates and a better message about what we would do to prove their daily lives. those honor to lead our successful effort told the house at the nrc see, i did not do it alone. house republicans bought into the plan.

but mike johnson, richard hudson, the nrc c chairman, a number of the leadership on the republican side say they are absolutely confident when all of the votes are counted, when all of the races are called, they will have 218 house seats and will be able to maintain the majority and control the entire government. >> democrats have a slim chance, a trending republican with president elect heading back to the white house. what do we know about the kind of coordination that can be going on behind the scenes when it comes to a governing agenda and priorities for republicans? what could it look like if they win the house? >> i think we have recent history to look back too. 2017, january 2017, president trump takes office for the first time. he has a republican house, a republic senate. if things hold the way they are trending now, that is the situation we will be income january 2025. there are already a slew of discussions happening about budget reconciliation, the process where the majority party can push through legislation, avoid a democratic filibuster, push through legislation with a si

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and rich in -- richard hudson was reelected to chair the national republican congressional committee for the 2026 election cycle. in the senate, republicans elected john fillon as their new leader in congress -- thune as their new leader in congress replacing mitch mcconnell. current republican conference chair john barrasso was unanimously elected as whip. tom cotton was elected republican conference chair for the next congress. shelley moore capito will serve as republican policy committee chair and tim scott as chair of the national republican senatorial committee for the 2026 election cycle. watch house coverage on c-span and the senate on c-span 2. you can watch live coverage on c-span now and c-span.org. >> washington journal. our form involving you to discuss the latest issues in government, politics, and public policy. from washington on across the country. thursday morning, georgia republican congressman buddy carter discusses the agenda of the trump administration and house republican priorities. then john larson gives his take on the new administration, social security, an

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