Sentences with phrase «wrest control of the house»

The Democratic turnout was particularly strong in affluent suburban areas the party is targeting in its quest to wrest control of the House in the first national referendum on Donald Trump's presidency, Bloomberg reported.

That's despite Obama's claims this spring that the party has a «great chance» of wresting control of the House from the Republicans who have stymied much of his agenda since they took over in the 2010 midterms, and also in spite of a May Q poll that showed Democrats with a slight competitive edge on a generic congressional ballot.

The race between Tenney and Brindisi is considered a must - win for both parties as Democrats try to wrest control of the House from Republicans.

Not exact matches

By 4:30 a.m. EST today, even with many individual contests unknown, it was apparent the GOP had wrested away control of the Senate from the Democrats and gained even more control in the House.

It was an evening that saw the GOP expand its control of the House of Representatives while also wresting control of the U.S. Senate.

The mayor has repeatedly said his administration should have never lifted deed restrictions at Rivington House, but claims nothing can be done legally to wrest control of the building from its new owners, Slate Property Group, Adam America Real Estate and China Vanke.

But backed by teachers» unions and some dissatisfied parents, and promoted through a series of house parties, four candidates are now trying to wrest control of the board away from reformers.

Both the Republican Senate and House versions attempt to wrest control of education from the Federal government back to the states, where they feel it rightly belongs.