Firebrand Vought confirmed as White House budget director
While the 53-47 outcome was never in real doubt — no Republican ever voiced opposition to him — antipathy toward Vought from Democrats grew into full-throated rage in recent weeks.
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Trump signs executive order to block transgender athletes from women’s sports
said Wednesday that the White House would welcome Senate passage — which would need 60 votes to move forward — but Republicans hold only 53 seats (and Vice President JD Vance’s tie-breaking vote) to 47
GOP majority renews focus on abortion
The vote on the measure was 52-47. The House could vote on that measure as soon as Thursday.
Trump’s big bang approach to Day 1
In the end, it was a frenetic day of dinners and dancing, press scrums, parades and executive order signings that were pure Trump, too, along with a bit of controversy that we’ve come to expect from 47
How McConnell could remain a thorn in Trump’s side next Congress
Republicans are slated to hold a 53-47 majority in the next Senate, meaning Trump can only lose three GOP senators on each vote to get some of his more contentious nominees confirmed (with incoming Vice
Republicans start making immigration plans for next year
The GOP is set to have a 53-47 majority next year.
Trump’s second administration set to be filled with losers
Lee Zeldin lost a spirited 2022 race for New York governor to Democratic incumbent Kathy Hochul, 53 percent to 47 percent.
Trump launches transition with nomination blitz
Ruben Gallego, the Senate’s partisan split in the next Congress appears to be 53-47, including two independents who caucus with the Democrats.
Outlier or early warning? Late Iowa Poll confounds
Ann Selzer shocked the political world on Saturday evening with a poll showing Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of former President Donald Trump by 3 points in Iowa, 47 percent to 44 percent.
Bellwether Michigan county in the spotlight as parties angle for votes
Kristine Sparks, 47, a Harris voter who lives in the city of Saginaw, said she voted for Trump in 2016 and was disappointed. "I really wanted that change that he was promoting."
Late shifts in dynamics, but GOP still holds Senate advantage
A Washington Post poll of likely voters released earlier this month found Brown at 48 percent and Moreno at 47 percent, with a 3.5 percent margin of error.
Trump’s biggest problem remains Trump
A noteworthy 47 percent of those who responded selected Vice President Harris, while only 38 percent identified former President Trump.
December stopgap funding bill readied for House floor action
The bill also would provide several targeted increases associated with the presidential transition, including $47 million for District of Columbia emergency planning and security costs associated with
Harris warns of ‘massive detention camps’ under Trump
A September NPR/PBS News/Marist College survey, however, showed Trump ahead nationally, 51 percent to 47 percent, among the bloc — a flip since the August version of the survey, which put Harris ahead,
Three campaign beliefs that need to end in 2024
Yet Republicans lost them by 2 points (47-49). This was after winning them in 10 consecutive elections with a Democrat in the White House.
Trump ‘safe and well’ after agents fire at armed man near golf course
They said agents recovered an AK-47 rifle with a scope, two backpacks that included ceramic tiles and a GoPro camera in the woods "near the property line."
‘How nice our criminals are’: Takeaways as Trump, Harris begin post-Labor Day sprint
Harris led in both Georgia and Nevada by a single point, 48 percent to 47 percent. They were tied in Pennsylvania. Harris had larger leads in Wisconsin (6 percentage points) and Michigan (5 points).
Once a liability for Democrats, abortion gets new life with Harris as nominee
Rick Scott over Democratic challenger Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, 47 percent to 43 percent.
Takeaways from first Harris interview, Trump’s vow to ‘produce babies’
A YouGov survey of registered voters released Wednesday put Harris up 47 percent to 45 percent nationally, but the company added a key finding in a summary of the poll: "Trump holds a small lead among
Trump jumps off script right from the start of event at border wall
A national polling calculation by FiveThirtyEight showed Harris has opened a 47 percent to 43.7 percent lead over Trump, with independent candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. netting 4.8 percent.