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Two states (Colorado and Minnesota) elected a split house delegation. Sarah McBride of Delaware became the first openly transgender member elected to the United States Congress. [12] This was the third presidential election cycle in a row in which the victorious presidential party lost seats in the House while holding its majority.
The House of Representatives will be under GOP rule next year, cementing Republicans' unified control of power across Washington. The party has retained its narrow lower chamber majority after ...
Nancy Pelosi is the most recent example of an outgoing Speaker seeking the Minority Leader post to retain the House party leadership, as the Democrats lost control of the House in the 2010 elections. She ran successfully for Minority Leader in the 112th Congress. [9] In 2014, Eric Cantor became the first House Majority Leader to lose a primary ...
The party with a majority of seats in the House is known as the majority party. The next-largest party is the minority party. The speaker, committee chairs, and some other officials are generally from the majority party; they have counterparts (for instance, the "ranking members" of committees) in the minority party.
The 119th Congress convenes with new members being sworn in. Republicans hold a narrow majority of 219-215 in the House. The Senate majority is 53-47, well below the 60-vote threshold needed to ...
House Republican leaders are moving quickly to consolidate power in show of confidence over the election results.
Traditionally, each political party's caucus/conference selects a candidate for speaker from among its senior leaders prior to the vote, and the majority party's nominee is elected. Prior to 1839, the House elected its speaker by paper ballot, but since, on all but three occasions, has done so by roll call vote. [1] A majority of votes cast (as ...
House GOP leadership will speak Tuesday morning after clinching the majority in last week’s election, handing Republicans full control of Congress and the White House next year. Their remarks ...