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Heading into the 2024 cycle, Republicans saw a Senate map offering flip opportunities in eight red and purple states as a seemingly once-in-a-decade opportunity. Now, Republicans and Democrats are ...
2024 U.S. Senate Election Results: See the map. Who controls the Senate? Democrats currently have majority control of the Senate. Of the 100 seats, 47 are held by Democrats. Republicans have 49 seats.
Democrats currently control the Senate by a slim majority, thanks to the four independent senators that caucus with the blue party. Of the 100 seats, 47 are held by Democrats, and 49 by Republicans.
The 119th United States Congress began at 12 p.m. EST on January 3, 2025, following the adjournment of the 118th Congress. [8] Leading up to an election to elect the speaker of the House, incumbent representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana's bid appeared uncertain amid opposition from the Freedom Caucus despite an endorsement from Trump. [9]
A government trifecta is a political situation in which the same political party controls the executive branch and both chambers of the legislative branch in countries that have a bicameral legislature and an executive that is not fused. The term is primarily used in the United States, where the term originated—being borrowed from horse race ...
A typical Senate desk on the floor of the United States Senate One hundred desks are arranged in the chamber in a semicircular pattern and are divided by a wide central aisle. The Democratic Party traditionally sits to the presiding officer's right, and the Republican Party traditionally sits to the presiding officer's left, regardless of which ...
“Senate Republicans’ bad candidates and flawed recruiting strategy are hurting their prospects across the entire Senate map,” said David Bergstein, a spokesperson for the Democratic ...
2026 United States Senate elections ← 2024 November 3, 2026 2028 → 35 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate 51 [a] seats needed for a majority Leader John Thune Chuck Schumer Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 3, 2025 January 3, 2017 Leader's seat South Dakota New York Current seats 53 45 [b] Seats needed 4 Seats up 22 13 Party Independent Current seats 2 [b] Seats up ...