President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed Republicans are "entitled to five more seats" in Texas, where a redistricting battle is playing out among state lawmakers.

But the Lone Star State's political showdown has national implications, with control of the U.S. House potentially at stake.

Republicans started the 119th Congress with the smallest House majority in nearly 100 years. Currently, the party has a 219-212 majority with four vacancies. When those vacancies are filled, Democrats would need to only net three seats next November to win back the House.

House Speaker Mike Johnson can only afford to lose three Republican in any vote where all members are present. The slim margin created some headaches for Johnson in delivering Trump's sweeping tax cut and spending bill , rewr

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