A simple guide to midterm elections, how they affect the presidency, and more
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What are the midterm elections, the purpose of holding them every four years, how they impact the presidency, and more. Everything you need to know about the midterms explained.
Kyle Morris covers politics for Fox News. On Twitter: @RealKyleMorris.
The House of Representatives, the lower chamber of Congress, is made up of 435 representatives serving two-year terms. Democrats currently hold a slim majority over Republicans in the House, 220-212. There are currently 3 vacant seats in the House.
The Senate, the upper chamber, consists of 100 Senators serving six-year terms. The Senate is currently split 50-50, however Vice President Kamala Harris, a Democrat, can cast a tie-breaking vote which gives Democrats a razor-thin majority in the Senate.
A House Democrat is moving to force the chamber into voting on releasing an ethics report into Rep. Matt Gaetz.
Thousands of people attended a memorial on Tuesday in West Palm Beach for three deputies who were killed in a roadside crash nearly two weeks ago.
Dem Rep. Dean Phillips blasts Biden after Hunter pardon, says some people ‘are indeed above the law’
U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., on Monday said that President Biden's pardon of his son, Hunter, shows that some Americans "are indeed above the law."
Judge Maryellen Noreika stopped short of dismissing the federal gun-charges case outright, as requested by Hunter Biden's legal team.
President-elect Trump is already warning Middle East terrorists there will be "all hell to pay" amid their war against Israel after President Biden warned adversaries "don't."
Kim Andrews, a 37-year-old woman accused of threatening children at parks and playgrounds in San Francisco, pleaded not guilty in court on Monday.
Recently ousted Sen. Jon Tester delivered an eyebrow raising response to reporters when asked about the president's controversial pardon of his son, Hunter Biden.
An influential Democrat official who says he played a pivotal role in Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's historic first election win tells Fox News Digital that the lawmaker has abandoned and “betrayed" her constituents in a Queens neighborhood which has been riddled with crime under her leadership, including open air prostitution, robberies and petty crime.
Has the Oval Office been replaced by Mar-a-Lago? That's the question being asked as world leaders increasingly look to President-elect Trump rather and President Biden when it comes to diplomacy
Democratic senators held an election on Tuesday to name who will assume their party's leadership roles for the 119th Congress.
Chicago residents are criticizing Mayor Brandon Johnson over the city's spending on migrants as city leaders are trying to close a budget shortfall.