Congress begins a new session today. Here are five things to watch

The Republicans' slim majority in the House faces a first test as Mike Johnson bids to return as speaker.

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Friday marks the start of the 119th Congress, with Republican majorities in both the US House of Representatives and the Senate.

This marks a Republican trifecta given that President-elect Donald Trump is also returning to the White House later this month. The US hasn't seen unified control of all three branches of government since 2017, when Trump was last in office.

Republicans are eager to get started on an ambitious to-do list, but things may not come easy - and their majorities in both chambers of Congress leave little room for disagreement. The first test of the party's unity comes on Friday with leadership elections in the House.

Here are five things worth watching as the new session of Congress begins:

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