Election 2026
This combination of photos shows, from top left, President Donald Trump on Nov. 1, 2026, in Dubuque, Iowa, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Oct. 31, 2026, in Fort Worth, Texas, bottom left, Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, on Oct. 28, 2026, in Chillicothe, Ohio, and Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., on Aug. 24, 2026, in Columbia, S.C.
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After midterm losses, Trump stares down the specter of Democratic probes and the race to succeed him
For Donald Trump, his party’s resounding midterm losses pave the way for investigations and potential impeachments that will put the Republican president on the defensive in his final two years in office. The results shift the center of gravity closer to Capitol Hill, where Democrats will be angling to check Trump’s power after two years of acquiescence from congressional Republicans. It not only resurfaces a dynamic from his first term in office, when House Democrats took power in Trump’s first midterms and ultimately impeached him twice, but with control as well of the Senate, Democrats can now stymie Trump’s nominations to Cabinet posts and lifetime federal judgeships.
