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Control of the Congress from 1855 to 2025 Popular vote and house seats won by party. Party divisions of United States Congresses have played a central role on the organization and operations of both chambers of the United States Congress—the Senate and the House of Representatives—since its establishment as the bicameral legislature of the Federal government of the United States in 1789.
February 7, 2017: Vice President Mike Pence cast the tie-breaking vote to confirm Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education. This was the first time in United States history that a cabinet confirmation was tied in the Senate and required a tie-breaking vote. [10] [11] February 28, 2017: President Trump addressed a joint session of Congress.
Trump now leads the field with 756 delegates -- or 45 percent of all delegates awarded to date. Yet he has won about 37 percent of all votes. Despite complaints, delegate system has given Trump a ...
Of the 4,765 total Democratic delegates, 714 (approximately 15%) are superdelegates, which are usually Democratic members of Congress, governors, former presidents and former congressional and party leaders, as well as all current members of the Democratic National Committee and at times additionally added delegates (which had in fact enlarged ...
Republican delegate count: 37. Trump remained on the Colorado primary ballot after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday blocked states from disqualifying candidates for federal office under a ...
Trump has vowed to pardon some of the Jan. 6 defendants when he takes office. JAN. 7-9: President Joe Biden has declared Jan. 9 a national day of mourning and the official state funeral for former ...
These elections coincided with the election of President Donald Trump, although his party lost seats in both chambers of Congress. The winners of this election served in the 115th Congress , with seats apportioned among the states based on the 2010 United States census .
This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of January 20, 2025, the 119th Congress). [1] The membership of the House comprises 435 seats for representatives from the 50 states, apportioned by population, as well as six seats for non-voting delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.