Politics · 1 hour ago
Trump Loses Congress as Democrats Win House and Senate
Trump: Daniel Torok/White House, Public Domain; Capitol: Architect of the Capitol, Public Domain; via Wikimedia Commons
Voters have handed Democrats a majority in both chambers of the US Congress, a heavy blow for President Donald Trump halfway through his second term. Republican-held Senate seats fell in Texas, Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kansas and Iowa, with rising living costs and the Iran war weighing heavily on voters. From January, Democrats can stall Trump's appointments and open new inquiries into his government.
Reported by AP News · How we write briefs