Politics
Democratic Party Wins Control of US Congress in Midterm Elections
With victory in both chambers, the opposition gains power to block bills, influence the budget, and investigate the Donald Trump administration for the next two years of the presidential term.
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The essentials of this story
- What happened
- The Democratic Party took majority control of the US Senate and House of Representatives.
- Who is affected
- President Donald Trump's administration and the Republican Party, which lose the legislative majority.
- What changes
- The opposition gains the ability to block government proposals, reject presidential nominations, and investigate the federal administration.
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- Midterms: Geórgia e Flórida elegem pela 1ª vez governadores negros — CNN Brasil
- Los demócratas arrasan en las ‘midterms’ a lomos del voto de castigo a la caótica presidencia de Trump — El País — portada
- Democratas retomam maioria no Senado dos EUA e impõem derrota a Trump — Poder360
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- Democrata Sherrod Brown é eleito senador por Ohio após derrota em 2024 — O Globo
- 5 victorias que muestran la magnitud del histórico triunfo demócrata en las elecciones de mitad de mandato en EE.UU. — BBC Mundo
