Democrats are projected to win commanding majorities in the House and Senate, ending Donald Trump's chance of passing partisan legislation. Trump says he will answer Democratic bills with vetoes, while Democrats plan quick legislation and a wave of investigations.
Democrats are projected to win commanding majorities in the House and Senate, which puts President Donald Trump in a bind. The result snuffs out any chance Trump had of passing partisan legislation in the second half of his presidency.
The president keeps significant powers, however. As president at a time of executive power expansion, he wields authorities that could stymie Democratic agendas, according to CNBC.
Trump leans on the veto
Trump has been vague about his goals for the rest of his term, but he has described how he might coexist with a Democratic majority. In a Fox News interview, he called the veto "one of the stronger powers that a president has"
He has previously said he is willing to veto large amounts of Democratic legislation. In a New York Post podcast interview released Monday, he said he would veto everything if Republicans don't win.
Democrats plan a fast start
House Democrats, poised to be led by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, plan to pass a flurry of bills as soon as they take over next January, CNBC has learned. Within their first 100 hours, they plan to introduce bills reinstating the enhanced health insurance subsidies that expired and reversing the Medicaid cuts Trump signed into law earlier this year.
Democrats also plan to push a bill to undo Trump's tariffs and reassert Congress' role in setting import taxes. They will again vote on legislation to end the war with Iran or seek congressional authorization to continue it.
Yet without Trump's approval, those bills may end up as little more than symbolic gestures. Democrats will lack the two-thirds majorities in both chambers needed to override a veto without GOP help, and Senate Democrats will still fall short of the 60 votes required to bypass the filibuster for most legislation.
Investigations loom over Trump's term
Democrats in both chambers are signaling plans to launch investigations targeting Trump, his political and corporate allies and even his family members. Winning House committees gives Democrats the ability to issue subpoenas.
Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., who is likely to chair the House Oversight Committee, said his panel will target the Trump family's business dealings, corporate corruption and alleged abuses by federal immigration agencies. The investigations are widely expected to consume much of the rest of Trump's term.
Source: CNBC
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