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Republicans won control of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, according to a projection by the Associated Press, handing the party a sweep and ushering in a new era in Washington. With the presidency,

Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, securing their hold on the government alongside President-elect Donald Trump.

If Republicans keep the House majority, that would give the party control of all three branches of government after the GOP won control of the U.S. Senate and Donald Trump won the presidential election.

It marks a huge boost for President-elect Donald Trump as he seeks to enact his agenda, after Republicans also won control of the Senate last week.

More than a week after Election Day, control of the House of Representatives has yet to be decided. Out of the 435 seats in Congress’s lower chamber, 12 have yet to be called. How many of these seats — most of them concentrated in slower-counting Western states such as California and Arizona — does each party need for a 218-seat majority?