Democrats Win House, Expanding Oversight of Trump

Democrats won control of the House of Representatives in the November 3 midterm elections, giving the party greater authority to investigate the Trump administration and challenge its legislative agenda. The result is a major setback for President Donald Trump, though he retains executive powers and the outcome of the Senate contest remains unsettled in the reporting. With control of the House, Democrats can conduct hearings, seek testimony and documents, and scrutinize federal spending and administration actions. Their majority is also expected to make it harder for Trump to advance domestic legislation without congressional resistance. The election does not end his ability to use executive authority, particularly in foreign policy. The supplied accounts do not establish a settled Senate result. One editorial said Democrats had won at least 51 Senate seats, with some state votes still being counted, and might reach 56. Other reports described Senate control as still uncertain or did not say Democrats had taken the chamber. The House victory is the clear congressional outcome reported across the accounts. The election followed campaigns in which economic pressures and the...