Original sentence: Following the results of the 2018 midterm elections, the Republican Party controls the bulk of the power in the United States as of 2019, holding the presidency (Donald Trump), a majority in the Senate, a majority of governorships and state legislatures (full control of 30/50, split control of another).Furthermore, the GOP presently hold "trifectas" (the executive branch and both chambers of the legislative branch) in a plurality of states (22/50).The GOP is also considered the majority in the Supreme Court as five of the nine current justices were appointed by Republican presidents
Edited sentence: , the Republican Party is the primary party in power in the United States, holding the presidency (Donald Trump), majorities in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, a majority of governorships and state legislatures (full control of 32/50, split control of five others); in the 2018 midterm elections, the GOP was voted out of the House, though it kept its Senate majority, with the new Congress to be inaugurated in 2019.Furthermore, the GOP presently hold "trifectas" (the executive branch and both chambers of the legislative branch) in a majority of states (26/50), and a "trifecta plus" (executive, legislative, and judicial branches) at the federal level, as five of the nine current Supreme Court justices were appointed by Republican presidents.They accomplished this partially through gerrymandering and controversial lame-duck legislation