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A trifecta is a parimutuel bet placed on a horse race in which the bettor must predict which horses will finish first, second, and third, in the exact order. [1] Known as a trifecta in the US and Australia, [ 2 ] this is known as a tricast in the UK, [ 3 ] a tierce in Hong Kong , [ 4 ] a triactor in Canada [ 5 ] and a tiercé in France . [ 6 ]
A government trifecta is a political situation in which the same political party controls the executive branch and both chambers of the legislative branch in ...
In the United States, divided government describes a situation in which one party controls the White House (executive branch), while another party controls one or both houses of the United States Congress (legislative branch).
More than a week after winning the presidency and the Senate, Republicans have finally completed the so-called trifecta and secured the 218 seats required for control of the U.S. House of ...
WASHINGTON – Republicans may have secured a trifecta for at least the next two years, but tight majorities in the House and Senate mean they'll need to be unified to pass GOP priorities. And ...
Even with a Republican trifecta, the GOP will face intense scrutiny, particularly from Democrats and progressive groups, who will continue to fight for their policies in the courts, the Senate ...
Democratic-Republicans/Democrats have the full trifecta of government for 38.5 years of this period, [d] government was divided for 21 years, [e] and Whigs had a trifecta for 0.5 years. 1861 [ f ] –1933: Republican Era , dominated by socially liberal, economically conservative Republicans based in New England and the Great Lakes Region (and ...
In Washington political parlance, it's called "a governing trifecta", when the president's party also controls both chambers of Congress - the House of Representatives and the Senate.