House Republicans will take questions and deliver a statement on Wednesday afternoon after finalizing their leadership team. Mike Johnson appears poised for another term as Speaker, along with Steve Scalise as majority leader and Tom Emmer as whip.

The visit is a traditional part of the peaceful handoff of power — a ritual in which Trump himself declined to participate four years ago.

The meeting, designed to facilitate a smooth transition and transfer of power, is a stark difference from 2020, when Trump did not extend the same invitation to Biden after losing the election. A week after Trump's victory over Vice President Kamala Harris,