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 security for the
The House must also agree to allow the Senate to adjourn, but Chavetz says if the House does not agree, or if it disagrees with the Senate on the length of adjournment, then the president has the constitutional power to adjourn both chambers for a timeframe of his choosing. "That ...
The 119th Congress convenes on Friday amid a huge shift of power in Washington as Republicans take control of both chambers of Congress ahead of President-elect Donald Trump being sworn in on Jan. 20. The first order of business in the House will be to elect its speaker -- a pro...
There’s a chance a Democratic House takeover could alter progress on the proposal in a counterintuitive way: quicker adoption. “It’s possible [SEC Chair Jay Clayton] will try to get it done this year before the new Congress is in place,” Mr. Simon said. “Congressional interest in th...
This November, now President-elect Donald Trump won a decisive electoral victory. Republicans also gained control of both chambers of Congress. As one of many results, sweeping changes in policy, priorities, and personnel are likely coming for antitrust enforcement at the Federal Tra...
The GOP secured narrow majorities in both chambers in the 2024 elections, with at least 52 seats in the Senate and 218 in the House. But both margins are extremely narrow and may even shrink temporarily as Trump selects GOP members of Congress for top administration posts. Still, he...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., (left) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., are hoping to get Democratic majorities in both chambers of Congress.(Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images / Getty Images) Control ofboth chambers of Congressand the presidency — known as a "...
In the U.S., Congress is the legislative branch of the government and shares power with two other branches, the judiciary and the executive. Congress is divided into two chambers, the House and the Senate, and they independently operate to complete the functions and the responsibility given to...
Live election results and coverage of the two Georgia Senate runoffs, and Congress's vote to certify each state’s electoral votes in the 2020 presidential contest.
What are some implied powers of Congress? The U.S. Congress: The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government; it is the branch that creates and passes laws. Congress consists of two chambers: the House of Representatives and the Senate. ...