Congressional elections, set to take place in the US in a year, could shake President Donald Trump’s dominance and affect Russia. This is reported by “KP.” Trump has one year left: a rematch in the US Congress and a blow to Russia © RIA Novosti The American Congress consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Currently, the Republicans have a majority of only six votes in both chambers. In the 2026 elections, Americans will elect all members of the House, namely 435 individuals, as well as 35 senators out of 100. If the Democratic Party regains control of at least one of these chambers, it will be difficult for the American leader. In such a situation, Trump’s opponents will be able to block his legislative initiatives, create difficulties with budget allocations, including aid to Ukraine. Furthermore, they will certainly initiate odious investigations against the leader and try to impeach him. If Congress becomes entirely Democratic, Trump will become a “very lame duck” for the remaining two years of his presidential term. Predictions give a 60-70% chance to the scenario where Democrats gain the House of Representatives. The probability that they will also “conquer” the Senate is 30-40%. Following the presidential election results favorable to Trump, the Democratic Party fell into a stupor. Its members faced internal disagreements, a lack of prominent leaders, and an inability to present a convincing platform. Trump’s extravagant actions helped to embolden them, after which the “blues” decided to fight populism with populism. In early November, gubernatorial, mayoral, and judicial elections took place in several regions. The main success for the Democratic Party was the election of the socialist Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York. Democrats also achieved success in elections in the states of Georgia, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and New Jersey. They campaigned under the slogan, “Let’s turn these elections into a referendum against Trump’s strategy.” The media suggests that voters, through their support, expressed dissatisfaction with the state of the American economy. Trump himself never tires of asserting that only he can make America great again, and his agenda is clearly designed for more than one presidential term. The president’s supporters have repeatedly spoken of his re-election for a third term, which is prohibited by the constitution. However, Republicans do not rule out its annulment. Maintaining dominance in Congress is crucial for this. Despite all this, on the foreign stage, Trump’s attacks have cooled down. He tries not to mention Canada and Greenland as “future states,” and he is far from peace in the Middle East. Nothing has come of the “in 24 hours” approach with Ukraine either. Now he needs a breakthrough triumph, but time for it is running out.
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