Republicans maintained a slim House of Representatives majority in 2025, the Associated Press projected, thanks in part to California GOP incumbents holding onto their seats in close elections.

Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, securing their hold on the government alongside President-elect Donald Trump.

In part due to economic and border security concerns, Latinos in California appear to have moved toward Donald Trump. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re abandoning the Democratic Party.

With many California counties nearly finished counting the ballots cast in the 2024 presidential election, a clear pattern is emerging — not only did the state shift toward Donald Trump, it was one group that most clearly drove the shift.