id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-5083 President of the United States - Wikipedia .html text/html 18876 2314 64 Meanwhile, Congress and the nation gradually became more politically polarized, especially following the 1994 mid-term elections that saw Republicans control the House for the first time in 40 years, and the rise of routine filibusters in the Senate in recent decades.[57] Recent presidents have thus increasingly focused on executive orders, agency regulations, and judicial appointments to implement major policies, at the expense of legislation and congressional power.[58] Presidential elections in the 21st century have reflected this continuing polarization, with no candidate except Obama in 2008 winning by more than five percent of the popular vote and two — George W. ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-5083.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-5083.txt