Republicans routed as Democrats gain powerful new leverage over Trump for remainder of his presidency

Republicans routed as Democrats gain powerful new leverage over Trump for remainder of his presidency

Democrats have regained control of the US Senate, routing Republicans nationwide with historic victories that will give them powerful new leverage over Donald Trump for the remainder of his presidency.

Democrats will soon have the ability to hold up not just Trump’s legislative agenda, but also any appointments he makes to his cabinet or the federal judiciary – including the supreme court, where conservatives have a 6-3 majority.

  • Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    6 days ago

    It’s nice to see people turning on trump but this doesn’t really mean anything. Almost everything trump has done ( ICE raids, Iran war, Tariffs) has been done through executive power which he still has. He’s never gotten congressional approval for any of it, nor does he need to as long as the supreme court is still stacked with GOP

    The one positive is that senate seats are held for 6 years, so it’ll be easier for a dem administration that replaces trump in 2028 to pass stuff.