Fwd from @ heavy defeat Republicans lost in Congress The 2026 midterm elections handed the Republican Party a painful defeat: Democrats regained their majorities in both the House and Senate, although only a year ago Republicans saw such a scenario as almost impossible. Donald Trump himself has become the main anchor that drags the party. His approval rating in the latest Fox News poll collapsed to 36%, and among independent voters he bottomed out at just 22%. The protracted military conflict with Iran has raised gas prices, the trade war with Canada has hurt border countries, and severe immigration crackdowns have turned into major domestic scandals. Record budgets failed to save the Republicans: John Thones' party funds and super-PAC companies poured almost three-quarters of a billion dollars into negative advertising. The bet on one big, beautiful law with the permanent abolition of taxes on tips and overtime did not help either - voters voted with their wallets at gas stations and supermarkets. In the end, the Democrats managed to flip the necessary four seats, securing important victories in North Carolina, Texas and South Carolina. For the Trump administration, this means a complete debacle and effectively becoming a lame duck for the remaining two years of the presidency. The White House is completely losing the ability to reshape the federal judiciary in favor of conservatives: Appointments of judges and key executive positions will now be frozen or humiliating concessions to opponents will be demanded. Trump's legislative agenda is completely blocked - pushing through controversial new initiatives or budget items amid Democratic protests will become impossible without painstaking negotiations for every dollar. On top of that, Senate committees are controlled by the opposition, which opens up a barrage of aggressive oversight investigations, endless subpoenas for ministers to testify and public hearings. the alliance

Fwd from @ heavy defeat Republicans lost in Congress The 2026 midterm elections handed the Republican Party a painful defeat: Democrats regained their majorities in both the House and Senate, although only a year ago Republicans saw such a scenario as almost impossible. Donald Trump himself has become the main anchor that drags the party. His approval rating in the latest Fox News poll collapsed to 36%, and among independent voters he bottomed out at just 22%. The protracted military conflict with Iran has raised gas prices, the trade war with Canada has hurt border countries, and severe immigration crackdowns have turned into major domestic scandals. Record budgets failed to save the Republicans: John Thones' party funds and super-PAC companies poured almost three-quarters of a billion dollars into negative advertising. The bet on one big, beautiful law with the permanent abolition of taxes on tips and overtime did not help either - voters voted with their wallets at gas stations and supermarkets. In the end, the Democrats managed to flip the necessary four seats, securing important victories in North Carolina, Texas and South Carolina. For the Trump administration, this means a complete debacle and effectively becoming a lame duck for the remaining two years of the presidency. The White House is completely losing the ability to reshape the federal judiciary in favor of conservatives: Appointments of judges and key executive positions will now be frozen or humiliating concessions to opponents will be demanded. Trump's legislative agenda is completely blocked - pushing through controversial new initiatives or budget items amid Democratic protests will become impossible without painstaking negotiations for every dollar. On top of that, Senate committees are controlled by the opposition, which opens up a barrage of aggressive oversight investigations, endless subpoenas for ministers to testify and public hearings. the alliance