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The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 2016, to elect representatives for all 435 congressional districts across each of the 50 U.S. states to the 115th United States Congress. Non-voting members for the District of Columbia and territories of the United States were also elected.
In the 115th Congress, 94.1% of House members and 100% of senators had attained a bachelor's degree or a higher degree; this was a historically high level of education for a United States Congress. In addition, 167 members of the House and 55 members of the Senate had law degrees. Only 18 members of Congress had no college education. [33]
June 8, 2016: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a joint session of Congress. [17] June 22–23, 2016: In the wake of the Orlando nightclub shooting, Congress debated gun control reform. [18] The U.S. House recessed for the July 4 holiday during a sit-in protest held by Democrats that halted business in the chamber for more than 24 ...
Then-incumbent President Barack Obama casts his vote early in Chicago on October 7, 2016. The 2016 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016.Republican nominee Donald Trump defeated Democratic former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the presidential election, while Republicans retained control of Congress.
With a bitter election campaign over, Congress will reconvene this week to try and set aside partisan differences long enough to keep the government open. US Congress reconvenes post election in ...
Despite Republicans retaining control of the Senate, 2016 marked the first time since 1986 where Democrats made a net gain of seats in Class 3. This is also the only election cycle since the popular-vote election of senators was mandated by the 17th Amendment in 1913 that the winning party in every Senate election mirrored the winning party for ...
After Barack Obama won the presidency in 2008, Democrats controlled Congress and the White House for the first time in 14 years. AP. ... In 2016, Rep. Tim Ryan challenged Pelosi's speaker seat ...
The GOP nominee told supporters on Tuesday he would impose term limits on all members of Congress to help further "drain the swamp" in Washington, D.C. Donald Trump: I will push term limits to ...