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  2. Watch: House votes for Speaker as 119th Congress begins - AOL

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    Roughly a dozen conservatives were tight-lipped on whether they will vote for the incumbent leader to remain in the post. The vote was scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. EST. Watch the video replay above.

  3. Here's what to expect when Congress convenes to certify the ...

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    Congress is gathering for a joint session to certify the results of the 2024 election, the final step before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20, after some major changes to ...

  4. Filibuster in the United States Senate - Wikipedia

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    Only a small number of supermajority requirements were explicitly included in the original United States Constitution, including conviction on impeachment (two-thirds of senators present), [6] agreeing to a resolution of advice and consent to ratification of a treaty (two-thirds of senators present), [7] expelling a member of Congress (two-thirds of members voting in the house in question), [8 ...

  5. Supermajority - Wikipedia

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    A two-thirds vote of either chamber is required to suspend or expel a member from that chamber. [26] Under the 1987 Constitution, "The Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds of all its Members, call a constitutional convention, or by a majority vote of all its Members, submit to the electorate the question of calling such a convention."

  6. Party divisions of United States Congresses - Wikipedia

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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.

  7. Bill to expand Social Security for millions reaches President ...

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    The votes marked the final ones cast by senators in the 118th Congress before the next Congress is sworn in on January 3. "Social Security is a bedrock of our middle class.

  8. 2020 United States elections - Wikipedia

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    Biden won the election with 306 electoral votes and 51.3% of the national popular vote, compared to Trump's 232 electoral votes and 46.8% of the popular vote. Biden won every state that 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election , as well as Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and ...

  9. House votes down Republican bill to avert government shutdown ...

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    The House rejected a Republican bill to avoid a government shutdown after President-elect Donald Trump, billionaire Elon Musk and the far-right blew up an earlier, bipartisan deal.