Democrats took control of the US Senate on Wednesday, when 3 new Democrats took the oath, giving the party control of both houses of Congress and the White House for the first time in 10 years.
Kamala Harris, Vice President, presided over the Senate session during which 3 Democratic lawmakers were sworn in - Rafael Warnock and John Usoff of Georgia and Alex Padilla of California - hours after President Joe Biden was sworn in.
And Warnock and Osof achieved two surprising victories in the re-election round on January 5, to split the Senate into 50 seats for the Republicans and 50 for the Democrats, but Vice President Kamla Harris - who is a Democrat - became the decisive voice in any tie between Republicans and Democrats.
Padilla, the first Latino senator from California, was chosen to fill the Senate seat after she resigned on Monday to be sworn in as vice president on Wednesday.
The Democrats' control of the House and Senate gives President Biden a practical opportunity to implement a project full of projects, especially a $ 1.9 trillion rescue package to help American families and businesses affected by the Corona pandemic.
This shift would make Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer the leader of the majority, with Republican Mitch McConnell declining to be the minority leader.
Schumer pledged that the Democratic majority would tackle the challenges facing his country in a different manner, referring to his relentless pursuit of dealing with the Corona virus and making progress in the way of ethnic justice and climate change.
Meanwhile, Republican Minority Leader McConnell said he "looks forward to working with the president and his vice president in a way that we disagree with respect."
Schumer and McConnell are in talks about a possible deal to share the authority to conduct day-to-day Senate proceedings, similar to what was reached 20 years ago.
The two men favor such an agreement, but McConnell requested that the rules be preserved, which require an overwhelming majority of 60 votes for most legislation to pass.