Trump Could Face Democratic Senate in January as Republicans Risk Losing Majority in November
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Updated · The Washington Post · Oct 11
Trump Could Face Democratic Senate in January as Republicans Risk Losing Majority in November
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Oct 11
Summary
January could bring Trump his first Democratic-led Senate after six years in the White House if Republicans lose the chamber in the November midterms.
Republican senators are warning that a Democratic majority would sharply constrain Trump’s final two years, especially by blocking Supreme Court picks and Cabinet nominees.
The prospect has become a central Republican alarm point as the party confronts the possibility of surrendering Senate control in the election.
A Senate flip would give Democrats a powerful institutional check on Trump at the start of 2027, reshaping confirmations and the balance of power in Washington.