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[[File:US Senate Chamber.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Senate chamber, showing visitors gallery (top) and Senator's desks on the floor.]]

[[File:US Senate Chamber.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Senate chamber, showing visitors gallery (top) and Senator's desks on the floor.]]

The '''United States Senate''' is the [[upper house]] of the [[United States Congress]], the [[lower house]] being the [[United States House of Representatives]]. The U.S. Senate is composed of 100 Senators, two from each of the 50 [[state]]s. The Senate convenes in [[Washington, D.C.]]. As of 2026, Republicans have a 53-47 majority in the Senate, plus the tie-breaking vote held by [[Vice President]] [[J.D. Vance]]. Included with the Democrat voting strength are 2 Independences, [[Bernie Sanders]] and  [[Angus King]], who caucus with the [[Democrat Party]] almost always vote with the [[Democrat]]s.

The '''United States Senate''' is the [[upper house]] of the [[United States Congress]], the [[lower house]] being the [[United States House of Representatives]]. The U.S. Senate is composed of 100 Senators, two from each of the 50 [[state]]s. The Senate convenes in [[Washington, D.C.]]. As of 2026, Republicans have a 53-47 majority in the Senate, plus the tie-breaking vote held by [[Vice President]] [[J.D. Vance]]. Included with the Democrat voting strength are 2 Independents, [[Bernie Sanders]] and  [[Angus King]], who caucus with the [[Democrat Party]] almost always vote with the [[Democrat]]s.

The U.S. Senate, along with the [[House]] in a joint session of [[Congress]] held on January 6, 2021, accepts or rejects the [[Electoral College]] votes for president.  If the Senate declines to certify 270 votes for a candidate amid alternate slates of Electors, then the presidential election is transferred to the [[House]] to select the president from the top three contenders, with each State having an equal vote, rather than voting by population proportion as the House usually does.

The U.S. Senate, along with the [[House]] in a joint session of [[Congress]] held on January 6, 2021, accepts or rejects the [[Electoral College]] votes for president.  If the Senate declines to certify 270 votes for a candidate amid alternate slates of Electors, then the presidential election is transferred to the [[House]] to select the president from the top three contenders, with each State having an equal vote, rather than voting by population proportion as the House usually does.