Democrats’ sweeping midterm victories are expected to reshape the policymaking landscape in Washington, DC, giving the party control of both chambers of Congress and increasing its leverage over the Trump administration’s agenda. The results are also likely to intensify congressional oversight and create new challenges for administration priorities on energy, trade and environmental policy.
“Voters didn’t just hand the Democrats a gavel, they forcefully handed them two gavels,” Bracewell’s Scott Segal told Agri-Pulse.