Viet Nam News WASHINGTON — Democrats seized control of the lower house of Congress in midterm elections on Tuesday, dealing a stern rebuke to Donald Trump almost two years into his polarising, rollercoaster presidency. Fox and NBC television networks called the result in the US House of Representatives, while confirming expectations that Trump’s Republicans will retain control of the Senate. The result upends the balance of power in Washington, where Trump has enjoyed an easy ride from Republican dominance of both houses of Congress since his shock election in 2016. Democrats will now be able to block legislation and light a fire under Trump’s feet with investigations of his opaque finances and Russian interference in his 2016 election, and possibly push for impeachment. The verdicts in the House and Senate were based on incomplete results as vote counting continued across the country and some states were still voting in a congressional election cast as an … [Read more...] about Democrats seize US House in rebuke to Trump
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Trump, Obama tout clashing visions of U.S. as elections near
Trump, Obama tout clashing visions of U.S. as elections near U.S. President Donald Trump attends a campaign rally, ahead of midterm elections, at Pensacola International Airport in Florida, U.S., November 3, 2018 – PHOTO: REUTERS WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Barack Obama made duelling election appearances on Sunday, offering sharply different views on the country’s problems but agreeing on the high stakes for voters in the final 48 hours of a tight campaign. With opinion polls showing dozens of tight U.S. congressional and gubernatorial races in Tuesday’s election, the current and former presidents said the results would determine what kind of country Americans live in for the next two years. “This election will decide whether we build on this extraordinary prosperity we have created,” Trump told a cheering crowd in Macon, Georgia, warning that Democrats would “take a giant wrecking ball to our economy.” … [Read more...] about Trump, Obama tout clashing visions of U.S. as elections near
Thousands to march in Chicago against Trump’s ‘anti-woman’ agenda
They also planned to cast early midterm election ballots against the "anti-woman agenda" of President Donald Trump's administration. The protest organized by Women's March Chicago was a sign of the political fallout from the partisan fight to confirm Trump's nominee Brett Kavanaugh to the nation's highest court despite sexual assault allegations. Organizers timed the march to coincide with the run-up to the crucial November 6 midterm elections, when Democrats could wrest away control of the lower house of Congress from Republicans. They said similar marches fueled by anger over the Kavanaugh confirmation were scheduled later in October in other states, including the Republican strongholds of Texas, Georgia and South Carolina. "Women are very upset over the Kavanaugh confirmation and are fired up to vote," Women's March Chicago spokeswoman Harlene Ellin told AFP. All but one Republican in the US Senate voted in favor of Kavanaugh's elevation to the Supreme Court. All but one Democrat … [Read more...] about Thousands to march in Chicago against Trump’s ‘anti-woman’ agenda