Following the 2024 elections, the Republican Party retained its slim majority in the House, won the majority in the Senate, and with Trump's second inauguration on January 20, 2025, have an overall federal government trifecta for the first time since the 115th Congress in 2017, which was in session during Trump's first term.

[1][2] In the 2024 elections, the Republican Party retained control of the House of Representatives and gained control of the Senate, while Republican nominee Donald Trump won the presidential election, securing a second non-consecutive term.

[3] The results of the election were attributed to economic conditions of voters and concerns over immigration, particularly the Mexico–United States border crisis.

[11] On January 6, a joint session to count the presidential Electoral College votes.

In response to the attack and Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election, Congress has passed revisions to the Electoral Count Act that prevent the vice president from altering the results.