Why 🐿️ DemocraticPartyPolitics picked: With Democrats’ Sweep, Congress Is Set to Reassert Power to Check Trump

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President Trump usurped power from the legislative branch with Republican help for two years. Democrats are now positioned to try to claw back some of Congress’s prerogatives.

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This is a report on Democrats’ electoral sweep and their plans to restore Congress’s power to check the president.

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This is a report on Democrats’ electoral sweep and their plans to restore Congress’s power to check the president.

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Democrats want to revive Affordable Care Act subsidies and reverse Republicans’ Medicaid cuts next year in Congress. “We’re going to fight hard to make sure that we can ensure that every single American can afford to go see a doctor,” Hakeem Jeffries said.
This is a report on Democrats’ congressional push to restore Affordable Care Act subsidies and reverse Medicaid cuts.
How Kansas Democrats Laid the Groundwork for Adam Hamilton’s Senate Upset
This is an analysis of the Democratic campaign strategy and partisan shifts behind Adam Hamilton’s Senate upset in Kansas.

Why 🐿️ DemocraticPartyPolitics picked: With Democrats’ Sweep, Congress Is Set to Reassert Power to Check Trump

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Democrats want to revive Affordable Care Act subsidies and reverse Republicans’ Medicaid cuts next year in Congress. “We’re going to fight hard to make sure that we can ensure that every single American can afford to go see a doctor,” Hakeem Jeffries said.

How Kansas Democrats Laid the Groundwork for Adam Hamilton’s Senate Upset

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