Change in Congress, Trump becomes “lame President” with 2 years left, storm of impeachment may start again

The New York Times reported that the US midterm elections will start on the 3rd, and foreign media predictdemocratic party Not only have they successfully overturned the Senate, but they will also gain control of the House of Representatives and take full control of Congress in January next year. chairmantrump In the remaining two years of his term, he has become a stupid president. In the future, everything from personnel appointments to government budgets to Iran war policy will face strong checks and balances from the Democratic Party. Washington will also say goodbyerepublican party The state of comprehensive governance has entered a new era in which different political parties control the White House and Congress.

By midnight on the 4th, the Democratic Party had flipped seven Senate seats and won 52 seats, exceeding the majority threshold of 51 seats in the Senate. The Republican Party has not changed any seats and currently has 40 seats. The New York Times estimates that the Democratic Party will also win the House of Representatives, which is equivalent to a major defeat for the Republican Party, and the Democratic Party will gain dominance in both houses of Congress.

In an earlier interview with The New York Times, Trump said he would accept these election results and looked forward to working with the Democratic Party.

After Democrats take control of the Senate on January 3 next year, they will have the power to veto Trump’s nominees for federal judges and high-level government officials, which will create major obstacles to the future personnel layout of the White House. In addition, the Democratic Party will also take leadership in various Senate committees and have the power to issue subpoenas to government officials and other relevant individuals to testify, promoting the investigation promised by the Trump administration before the election.

Democrats will also control the Senate agenda and legislative agenda, and are expected to confront the White House on government spending, the US-Iran war and a number of plans promoted by Trump in Washington. With the Democratic Party expected to control both the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Trump administration will face greater resistance in promoting major bills and budget measures in the future.

Trump may also face a third impeachment after Democrats take full control of Congress. The New Yorker published an exclusive interview with Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin on October 30. He said the Democratic caucus is not afraid of another impeachment, but he also stressed that people’s livelihood issues, including restoring Medicaid and food assistance, must be taken into account, and impeachment cannot be allowed to overturn other important policies.

Over the past two years, the Republican Party has controlled both houses of Congress and generally cooperated with Trump’s policies, reducing Congress’s role to almost that of a spectator. Now that the Democratic Party has gained control of Congress, it means that Trump will no longer be able to rely on the Republican majority to promote policies like in the past, and Congress will once again become an important force to check and balance the White House.

This defeat of the Republican Party may also motivate party members to accelerate the promotion of important bills before the new Congress takes office. The New York Times reported that the Republican Party may use the “weak session” starting next Monday (November 9) to pass a comprehensive bill covering a number of policies to achieve as much of the Trump administration’s priority policy goals as possible and avoid obstruction by the Democratic Party after taking power next year.