Democrats' new Congress majority faces limits on Trump checks

Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in Tuesday's election, but their new majority faces significant limits as Republican President Donald Trump retains veto power over legislation and control of foreign policy. Democrats plan to use congressional investigative powers to probe Trump's family, alleged abuses by immigration agencies, and the Epstein files, while the Senate can block cabinet and judicial nominations. However, overriding presidential vetoes requires supermajorities Democrats lack, and impeachment conviction remains unlikely without 67 Senate votes. Legislative priorities like reversing Medicaid cuts face potential deadlock, while bipartisan efforts to curtail the Iran war have been ignored by the White House, leaving Congress's authority to force action an unresolved legal question.