Republicans take House as Democrats sound alarm over Matt Gaetz as attorney general

The Capitol is seen at sunrise, in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on U.S. government alongside President-elect Donald Trump.

Meanwhile, Trump’s pick of conservative loyalist Matt Gaetz to serve as attorney general has Democrats sounding the alarm with Sen. Dick Durbin saying Gaetz “would be a disaster” in part because of Trump’s threat to use the Justice Department “to seek revenge on his political enemies.”

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