Democrats won control of both chambers in the midterms, according to the Associated Press. Republicans hold the White House and both chambers of the sitting Congress.
120th Congress · Terms begin Jan 3, 2027. AP calls through Nov 12 and Senate seats carried over.
The agency says it deported 483,200 people in the fiscal year ending Sept 30.
Incoming Democratic lawmakers have signaled that immigration enforcement will be an oversight priority.
Associated Press ↗One week after Election Day, AP reported that more than a dozen key races remained too early to call.
In a narrow majority, a small group of lawmakers can have more leverage over votes on bills and leadership.
Associated Press ↗The House voted 211–204 to send the resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth back to committee.
The vote stalled the effort in the current House. The incoming majority can decide whether to take up the issue in January.
Associated Press ↗The floor schedule includes a vote to advance an Alaska federal district court nomination.
Senate floor schedule ↗The dispute covers proof of citizenship and when states can remove registrations before a federal election.
Supreme Court docket ↗The next terms for newly elected representatives and senators begin at noon Eastern under the 20th Amendment.
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His national Republican primary average was 22.0% in the same series. Fred Cornell
Next lays out what he thinks the country can build. The Washington Post
He won Georgia by 18 points, according to post-election reporting. Axios
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Texas lists March 7, 2028, as its primary date for both parties. Texas Secretary of State
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States certify their results and document the appointment of electors. Electors then vote in their respective jurisdictions and transmit the results for Congress to count.
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What makes rent and homeownership expensive, who can change the rules, and how the 2028 field has approached the problem.
Renters spending more than 30% of household income on housing are considered cost burdened.
States and local governments can change zoning and approvals. Congress can fund construction incentives and planning grants. Allowing more homes can ease shortages over time. The effect depends on how quickly projects get financed and built.
Congress funds rental vouchers, which local housing agencies administer. Vouchers can lower what an eligible renter pays. Their reach depends on funding and whether recipients can find a qualifying home.
States and localities set many rental rules. Congress can also regulate purchases nationally, as it did for certain large institutional buyers. The scope of a restriction depends on which buyers, properties and transactions it covers.
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The law directs HUD to develop state and local zoning guidance and establishes a planning grant pilot. It also authorizes an FHA small-dollar mortgage pilot and restricts certain purchases of single-family homes by large institutional investors.
Public Law 119-101 ↗Proposed rule · Comments due
The proposal explains which buyers would be covered, how exceptions would apply and how Treasury would enforce the law.
Federal Register notice ↗Signed California’s 2025 changes to environmental review, including exemptions for qualifying infill housing projects.
California governor’s office ↗ Housing record →Led the bipartisan Senate effort behind the federal ROAD to Housing Act, which became law in July 2026.
Senate Banking Committee ↗ Housing record →
