Politics

With Democrats’ Sweep, Congress Is Set to Reassert Power to Check Trump

In a stunning string of victories in Iowa, Texas, and North and South Carolina, Democrats delivered a midterm thrashing repudiating President Trump.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 4, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC

President Trump usurped power from the legislative branch with Republican help for two years.

Democrats are now positioned to try to claw back some of Congress’s prerogatives.

How this summary was made: extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting. It is drawn only from the reporting of the sources listed below — read the originals for full detail. How we summarize →

Advertisement

Every article behind this summary — 2 articles from 1 outlet