New Mexico governor makes amends with Trump

They also kept control of the House. “… I definitely believe Iowans want us to work on a better tax environment and I defintely believe both parties have enhanced expectations for a water quality bill”.

Tripp also vowed to ensure a smooth transition of power, and said he had reached out Tuesday evening via text message to House Minority Leader Brian Egolf, D-Santa Fe, who could be in line to be the next House speaker.

Said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky: “We would like to see the country go in a different direction and intend to work with him to change the course for America”. “We’ll see right away whether there are Democrats in Congress that want to play ball”, he said.

In the event of tie in the Senate, Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman will log the deciding vote, but legislation, including the state budget, will be more influenced by Republicans.

“My hope is that President-elect Trump will focus on issues that unite us”, Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins, an outspoken Trump critic, said in a statement.

“We now have a country to run”, Graham said in a statement posted on Twitter.

Five Democrats are from states Trump easily carried, by 19 percentage points or more – Indiana, North Dakota, West Virginia, Missouri and Montana.

TransCanada said it hopes to persuade a new Trump administration to revive the controversial Keystone XL crude oil pipeline that President Obama rejected on November 6, 2015.

One big victor on the night was McConnell, whose gamble to block Merrick Garland’s nomination to the high court paid off.

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) says that, before Tuesday’s elections, more than 800 state legislative seats had switched hands from Democrats to Republicans since Obama took office.

Other issues that converge with the new president’s include the confirmation of a conservative Supreme Court justice to fill a vacancy from the death of Mr Antonin Scalia early this year; the reduction of climate and other regulations on businesses and Wall Street; and the diminution of the role of the federal government in an array of policy areas such as education. They now hold a 59-41 advantage in the chamber after defeating one Democratic incumbent and winning an open race in a seat most recently held by a Democrat. The Trump victory and retention of congressional control makes it easier for Democrats to blame the GOP for problems.

Sen. Richard Durbin of IL, the No. 2 Democratic leader, said that as his party’s vote counter he’s long listened to concerns of senators from Republican-leaning states.

In Montgomery County, Republican Michael Corr, a lawyer and certified public accountant, beat Democrat Linda Weaver, an educator, for the seat being vacated by Rep. Mike Vereb, a Republican who was not running for reelection. Scott Garrett, a Freedom Caucus member from New Jersey’s New York City suburbs; moderate Bob Dold from outside Chicago; Cresent Hardy of Nevada and New Hampshire’s Frank Guinta.

Senate Republicans were reenergized Wednesday morning after pulling into a tie with Democrats for the first time in nearly 125 years.

In the Senate, they seemed to secure at least 48 seats, up from 46, on Wednesday when the New Hampshire Secretary of State called a close race for New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan, a Democrat, over incumbent Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte, although Ayotte had not conceded.

Republicans largely retained their grip over state legislative chambers and governorships in Tuesday’s elections. The Democrat who defeated Mica in Florida, Stephanie Murphy, came to the U.S.as a Vietnamese refugee.

“New Mexico is very competitive, and a lot of these districts are decided by a few hundred votes or less”.

He credited the wins with a “huge miscalculation” by Democrats regarding the state’s finances, which “caught up to them this year”.

Collins had been critical of Trump throughout the campaign. “But Trump is a pretty vindictive person, and that could get ugly pretty quickly”. “The speaker congratulated Trump”, Ryan spokeswoman AshLee Strong said. The chamber has three competing factions: Republicans, Democrats and a small breakaway group called the Independent Democratic Conference, which until now has broken ranks with Democrats to form a coalition with the GOP that puts Republicans in charge of the Senate.

George H.W. Bush is the exception to this rule; the single-term president won without a majority in either the House or the Senate, and the economy, combined with his broken promise not to increase taxes, helped to fuel the rise of President Bill Clinton. Ron Johnson’s victory over former Democratic Sen.

But some business leaders say the status quo could be a good thing when it comes to issues like keeping the two percent property tax cap intact, and continuing voluntary state spending limits that Cuomo has followed in conjunction with the Senate GOP.