Fired-up Obama foes take over the US House

REPUBLICANS officially took control of the House of Representatives yesterday, seeking to rein in President Barack Obama’s agenda, with an eye on defeating his 2012 bid for a White House second term.

Top Republicans have vowed to slash spending, scrap “job-killing” government regulations, overhaul the tax code, crack down on undocumented immigration, cut diplomatic and foreign aid funds, and investigate the administration.

They have already scheduled a January 12 vote on repealing Obama’s signature overhaul of US healthcare — a purely symbolic step because the Democratic Senate majority can block it and the president still holds a veto.