Power sharing agreement stalled in U.S. Senate Power sharing agreement stalled in U.S. Senate By Kristin Kasper | January 25, 2021 at 7:47 PM CST - Updated January 25 at 7:49 PM WASHINGTON (Gray DC) — With confirmation hearings and President Donald Trump’s looming impeachment trial, the Senate agenda is swelling, and Senate leaders are struggling to reach a power-sharing deal. Talks are stalled between Democrat Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) over an agreement to determine the details of control in the evenly divided Senate. With a slight edge from Vice President Kamala Harris, Democrats have claimed the majority of the chamber. However, power-sharing details, such as committee and staffing distributions, still need to be ironed out.