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2016 United States Senate elections ← 2014 November 8, 2016 December 10 (Louisiana runoff) 2018 → 2017 (AL) → 34 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate 51 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Leader Mitch McConnell Harry Reid (retired) Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 3, 2007 January 3, 2005 Leader's seat Kentucky Nevada Seats before 54 44 Seats ...
Seats on election are shown in bold. Re-elected: The sitting senator is elected for another term. Hold: A new candidate from the same party is elected. Gain: The party did not have the seat before.
January 6 United States Capitol attack (January 6, 2021) Joe Biden takes the oath of office as the 46th president of the United States President Biden during his 2021 speech to a joint session of Congress, with Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi President Biden during the 2022 State of the Union Address Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson shortly after she was confirmed by ...
Source: Associated Press. By Adam Hooper, Nicky Forster, Alissa Scheller, Raphael Eidus, Kevin Mangubat, Troy Dunham, Marc Graff, Jesse Kipp, Alexander Sapountzis and Honorata Zaklicki
In the November 2018 midterm elections, the Democratic Party won a new majority in the House, while the Republican Party increased its majority in the Senate. Consequently, this was the first split Congress since the 113th Congress of 2013–2015, and the first Republican Senate–Democratic House split since the 99th Congress of 1985–1987.
The Senate's executive and legislative business is also managed and scheduled by the majority leader. The assistant majority leader and assistant minority leader of the United States Senate, commonly called whips, are the second-ranking members of each party's leadership. The main function of the majority and minority whips is to gather votes ...
Here’s what to know about the candidates vying to be the next Senate Republican majority leader. ... 2021 Capitol attack. ... of power were “inexcusable” and voted to certify the results of ...
Appointee was later elected to finish the term ending January 3, 2021. Tina Smith (D) January 3, 2018 Alabama (2) Luther Strange (R) Appointment expired January 3, 2018, following a special election. [41] [42] Successor elected December 12, 2017, and seated January 3, 2018, to finish the term ending January 3, 2021. [43] Doug Jones (D) January ...