GOP looks to hold, expand U.S. House majority

(The Center Square) – Republican leadership have approved a rule change to allow the party to hold a midterm election convention. While plans for the midterm convention are not final, the decision indicates a desire among GOP leadership to drum up support as 2026 midterm elections are fast approaching.

Over the past month, the Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives narrowed to a point where they now have barely enough votes to pass legislation, even if all GOP legislators can agree.

Republicans now have a 218-213 majority in the House, down from the 220 majority they won in the 2024 election. After former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., resigned and former U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., died, Republicans are awaiting special elections to restore their original majority.

However, an already thin majority in the House has proven to make governing difficult. The thin majority has contributed to a special focus on Republicans holding, and gaining seats in...