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The length of a full four-year vice-presidential term of office amounts to 1,461 days (three common years of 365 days plus one leap year of 366 days). If counted by number of calendar days all the figures would be one greater. Since 1789, there have been 49 people sworn into office as Vice President of the United States. Of these, nine ...
Nineteen of the 49 vice presidents of the United States have attempted a run for the presidency after being elected vice president. [1] Six have been elected to the presidency, or almost a third of running vice-presidents, while seven have lost the presidential election, and one has dropped out. Eleven have earned the primary nomination in ...
Biden has been publicly in favor of same-sex marriage since 2012 when he became the highest-ranking U.S. official to voice support for same-sex marriage, preempting Obama on the subject. [28] He also supports the Roe v. Wade decision and since 2019 has been in favor of repealing the Hyde Amendment. [29] [30]
The incumbent vice president is Kamala Harris, who assumed office on January 20, 2021 under President Joe Biden. [3] The vice president-elect is JD Vance, who will assume office as the 50th vice president on January 20, 2025. [4] [5] There have been 49 U.S. vice presidents since the office was created in 1789. Originally, the vice president was ...
In 1986, Lal Krishna Advani was sworn in as the party president and has been the longest serving president over three different periods. [4] [5] As of 2022, 11 people have served as the president of the BJP, including Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah who have also served two terms. J. P. Nadda is the most recent president, having been appointed in ...
The degree to which the president of the United States has control of Congress often determines their political strength, such as the ability to pass sponsored legislation, ratify treaties, and have Cabinet members and judges approved. Early in the 19th century, divided government was rare but since the 1970s it has become increasingly common.
At night, President Biden criticizes the Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. United States, which granted partial immunity to former president Donald Trump in the case of the Capitol invasion on January 6, 2021. President Biden calls the decision "a dangerous precedent" because the power of the presidency will no longer be limited by law. [1]
According to the party's constitution, the president is elected by an electoral college consisting of the National Council and the State Councils. Until 2012, the BJP constitution mandated that any qualified member could be national or state president for a single three-year term. [6] This was amended to a maximum of two consecutive terms. [7]