With one week until the midterm elections, the majorities of both houses of Congress are in play as voters weigh a midterm check on unified control of government in Washington -- President Donald Trump's hold on the White House and Republican majorities in the House and Senate the past two years.

Republicans hold slim majorities in both the House and Senate and are rallying to preserve them with just days until Election Day.

Democrats on the other hand are trying to make inroads into some traditionally red areas in hopes of picking up crucial seats.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson in Washington, July 21, 2026 and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in Washington, July 13, 2026.

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In the House, all 435 seats are on the ballot on Nov. 3 for two-year terms in the 120th Congress. Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana currently holds a historically narrow majority: 218 Republicans alongside a single independent, Rep.…