As of November 12, , there are 23 Republican trifectas, 15 Democratic trifectas, and 12 divided governments where neither party holds trifecta control. As of November 12, , there are 20 Republican triplexes, 18 Democratic triplexes, and 12 divided governments where neither party holds triplex control. A state government trifecta is a term to describe when one political party holds majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.
A state government triplex is a term to describe when one political party holds the following three positions in a state's government: governor , attorney general , and secretary of state. To learn more about trifectas and triplexes, click here. What's on my ballot? Elections in How to vote How to run for office Ballot measures.
Who represents me? President U. Facing calls from the left wing of her party to enact progressive policies, Pelosi acknowledged Thursday there also could be opportunities to move to the center to work with Republican House members. Even with a narrow margin in the Senate and a diminished number of seats in the House, control of both chambers does clear a path for Biden to pass legislation, according to Casey Burgat, the director of the legislative affairs program at the George Washington School of Political Management.
He says this is key for the Biden administration. Biden said Thursday he would move quickly to send Congress a new proposal for coronavirus aid that likely would deliver a new round of stimulus checks to millions of Americans while funding a comprehensive vaccine distribution plan.
Similar Democrat plans have languished for months, passing out of the House but failing to garner enough votes in the then-Republican-controlled Senate. The schedule for Biden's Cabinet nominees also languished in the Senate in early January. With Democrats now in control of key committees, the pace of confirmations will accelerate considerably.
Unified control of Congress also gives the legislative branch a greater ability to enforce government accountability. Most notably, the landscape for the unprecedented second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump changes considerably with Democrats in control. On that night in , Democrats defended the White House, held their majority in the Senate, and regained 8 seats in the House; a significant win for the Obama legacy. Zoom out, and the election is an outlier in the steady and far-reaching electoral losses of Democratic elected officials during the Obama Administration.
Learn what the midterms might bring in our report: The Demographics of Swing Districts. Eight years later, Democrats control both chambers in only 13 states. According to a report from the National Conference of State Legislatures , the Democratic Party has lost a net total of 13 Governorships and state legislative seats since President Obama entered office, the most of any president since Dwight Eisenhower. President Obama entered the White House with his party touting a 60 seat majority in the Senate and seat majority in the House.
John Thune R-S. Chuck Schumer D-N. Dick Durbin D-Ill. Nancy Pelosi D-Calif. Steny Hoyer D-Md. Jim Clyburn D-S.
Kevin McCarthy R-Calif. Steve Scalise R-La. President Donald Trump R issued nine vetoes during the th Congress. For more information on vetoes issued during the Trump administration, click here. The House and Senate were expected to be in session for fewer days in than they were in The Senate was scheduled to meet for days in , and the House was scheduled to meet for days.
In , the Senate met for days, while the House met for From to , the Senate spent an average of days in session each year, and the House spent an average of days in session.
New members of Congress were elected on November 6, For more information on the House and Senate elections, click here. A partial government shutdown began on December 22, , after President Donald Trump and members of Congress were unable to agree on funding for border security measures and a barrier or wall on the southern border. On January 25, , members of Congress and Trump reached an agreement to fund the government until February 15, , while lawmakers worked out a larger plan to address immigration and border security.
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