Trump Vows Vetoes as Democrats Take Control of Congress

President Donald Trump said he would use his veto power to block Democratic legislation and suggested a Supreme Court ruling could support further executive action, after Democrats took control of both chambers of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections. Trump made the veto threat in a CBS News interview conducted before polls closed. He said he expected Democrats to send him bills he would reject, and predicted that repeated vetoes would push them to negotiate. In a separate election-night interview, he said he had already spoken with some Democratic lawmakers and was willing to work with them. Trump also pointed to the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Slaughter, which allowed him to remove Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Slaughter. He said the ruling expanded presidential authority over federal agencies and could provide a basis for additional executive actions. The decision’s broader legal effect and any future actions were not established in the reports. A report on the pre-election interview said White House officials Stephen Miller and Russell Vought had discussed possible executive actions involving immigration and trade. Those discussions did not amount to...