On Feb. 1, 2026 the Republican party controls the House via Speaker Johnson, the Senate via M.L. Thune, SCOTUS via CJ Roberts, and the exec. via DJ Trump. BUT !!
The electorate is rumbling.
Example:
By Paul Steinhauser Fox News / Published January 31, 2026
Democrat Christian Menefee, a former attorney for Houston's Harris County, has won a special congressional election in a left-leaning district in Texas, which has been vacant for nearly a year.
The Associated Press reports that Menefee defeated former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards, a fellow Democrat, in Saturday's runoff election to fill the seat left vacant when Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner died last March.
Menefee's victory means the Republicans' razor-thin House majority — they currently control the chamber 218-213 — will shrink by one seat when Menefee is sworn in to Congress.
www.foxnews.com
An electoral fluke?
Or is this an early indication of a woke backlash against MAGA authoritarianism, belligerence at home and abroad, a desire to return to good governance Obama / Biden style?
The electorate is rumbling.
Example:
House GOP's already fragile majority to further shrink after Democrats' ballot box victory
Special election fills seat left empty after Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner died in March, further complicating Republican House leadershipBy Paul Steinhauser Fox News / Published January 31, 2026
Democrat Christian Menefee, a former attorney for Houston's Harris County, has won a special congressional election in a left-leaning district in Texas, which has been vacant for nearly a year.
The Associated Press reports that Menefee defeated former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards, a fellow Democrat, in Saturday's runoff election to fill the seat left vacant when Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner died last March.
Menefee's victory means the Republicans' razor-thin House majority — they currently control the chamber 218-213 — will shrink by one seat when Menefee is sworn in to Congress.
House GOP's already fragile majority to further shrink after Democrats' ballot box victory
Democratic runoff decides Texas special election for vacant congressional seat, shrinking Republican House majority to razor-thin margin of control.
www.foxnews.com
An electoral fluke?
Or is this an early indication of a woke backlash against MAGA authoritarianism, belligerence at home and abroad, a desire to return to good governance Obama / Biden style?