Congress · 119th Congress
Utah Republican Burgess Owens announces retirement
Ben McAdams, a Democrat, 47 percent to 46 percent.
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Congress · 119th Congress
Trump defends policies, attacks Democrats during State of the Union address
↵↵The annual address to a joint session of Congress — the longest in U.S. history at 1 hour, 47 minutes and 43 seconds — featured some of the most partisan moments in recent memory, with the chief executive
Congress · 119th Congress
Trump heads into State of the Union after list of recent setbacks
A Washington Post-IPSOS-ABC News poll conducted Feb. 12-17 found that 60 percent of respondents disapproved of how Trump is handling the job, including 47 percent who strongly disapproved.
Opinion · 119th Congress
The electorate’s inflation report card: January update
↵↵On the positive side, although 47 percent of the electorate still thought that inflation was getting worse, that number is down from 57 percent in our November survey.
Congress · 119th Congress
This week: Spending sprint continues; Venezuela war powers expected to get a vote
War powers↵↵Last week, senators voted 52-47 to discharge from the Foreign Relations Committee a war powers resolution that would bar U.S. military action "within or against" Venezuela absent specific congressional
Campaigns · 119th Congress
Takeaways: Trump doesn’t acknowledge price concerns in Pennsylvania return
The same Harvard-Harris poll found inflation was most respondents' (47 percent) top issue by a wide margin over "restoring basic American values of merit" at 13 percent and immigration at 11 percent.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
Democrats weathering redistricting storm with majority in sight
Back in early March, Trump's job rating was even (48 percent approve vs. 47 percent disapprove), according to Nate Silver's national average.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
The most vulnerable senators of 2026, a year out from Election Day
Seth Moulton, 47, who has framed the race as a generational battle for the future of the Democratic Party.
Shutdown drags on amid talk of side deals to get stopgap unstuck
"But what I’ve said is I’m going to have a conversation with our Democratic colleagues about how to address that issue." ’Moratorium on mischief’ So far, that hasn’t been sufficient for enough of the 47
Shutdown to extend into next week as Trump readies budget knife
The poll also found that a plurality of respondents, 47 percent, believe that lawmakers should demand an extension of the expiring health care subsidies even if it means the shutdown continues.
Partisan stopgap funding bills fall short in Senate
Party leaders agreed to set a 60-vote threshold for each, and the GOP-controlled chamber is divided 53-47. Republican leaders got a bit of surprise bad news when Sen.
Senate Democrats face difficult, but not insurmountable, path to majority
Democrats (including independents who caucus with them) hold 47 seats, while the GOP holds 53.
Ditch the bromides; stand up for the Constitution
One way to do that is for all 47 of them show up every morning at the normally mostly empty Senate chamber, ready to negotiate a funding compromise and restore Congress as an independent, co-equal branch
Campaigns · 119th Congress
At the Races: A speedy special election
According to the FairVote advocacy group, as of April, ranked choice voting is being used in 52 jurisdictions across the country, including two states (Alaska and Maine), three counties and 47 cities
Sorting out the facts on ‘waste and abuse’ at USAID
A clip of that portion of her comments was shared widely on social media — the version shared by the White House’s "Rapid Response 47" account on X garnered more than a million views, alone.
Kirsten Gillibrand gets Schumer’s nod to lead DSCC
Republicans currently hold 53 seats in the Senate, compared with 47 for Democrats and independents who caucus with them.
The great Democratic divide elects Trump twice
Finally, 47 percent of Elites had graduated college, while 80 percent of the Working Class had not.
Senate Democrats approve leadership team for new Congress
Republicans will start the new Congress with 53 seats in the Senate, compared with 47 for Democrats and independents who caucus with them.
Angling for open Appropriations seats set to ratchet up
The current ratio is 15-14, and in the 116th Congress when the Senate was split 53-47 in favor of Republicans, the ratio was 16-15.
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.