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.

  • stringere@sh.itjust.works
    19·
    7 hours ago

    Yeah, now the hard work begins. Hopefully all the mobilization and coalition building done to get us here can keep the momentum going.

    And for fuck’s sake they have to oust Schumer and Jeffries if we want to get anything done without Israel’s interference.

    • Obviouslywrong@lemmy.world
      2·
      6 hours ago

      With this large of a pool you will probably have a pretty guaranteed spot for speaker since they can tolerate a lot of no votes. If things don’t go well you can expect a speaker change within a year.