Trump Constrained as Democrats Take Back Control of U.S. House

  • Opposition party wins seats in Kansas, Virginia, Florida
  • Republicans retain Senate with wins in Indiana, North Dakota
Pelosi says Democratic control of the House will serve as a check on Trump’s policies.Source: Bloomberg
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Donald Trump, who spent the past two years wielding the powers of the presidency unbound by party or political convention, is now constrained.

The Democratic takeover of the House of Representatives cripples his conservative agenda and opens the way for unfettered investigations into his scandal-plagued administration, his presidential campaign and his family’s business empire.