"It's not quite a new year resolution, and it's certainly not a prediction. Think of it instead as a hope or even a plea for the next 12 months. May the coming year see those leaders who have done so much damage to their own countries, and far beyond, at last be called to account. Let 2026 be a year of reckoning."
"Start with the man whose reach is longest, by dint of the mighty power he wields. Such is the nature of the US electoral system that Donald Trump, who returned to power less than a year ago, will face the judgment of voters in 10 months' time. His name will not be on the ballot but, make no mistake, the midterm elections of 3 November will deliver a verdict on the second Trump presidency."
"It would render him a lame duck, incapable of passing new laws through a hostile chamber. Above all, it would see Trump confronted at last with a body both eager and able to hold him to account: a Democratic House would have the appetite and the muscle for serious scrutiny. Armed with subpoena power, it could investigate everything from the cost of Trump's tariffs for US taxpayers to the astonishingly brazen pattern of corruption and pocket-lining that has characterised this administration."
Donald Trump’s second presidency will face a consequential verdict in the US midterm elections on 3 November, with the House of Representatives most likely to flip away from Republicans. A Democratic House would strip significant legislative power from Trump, render him a lame duck and prevent passage of new laws through Congress. That chamber would have the appetite and subpoena power to conduct serious oversight and investigations. Investigations could examine the fiscal cost of tariffs, patterns of corruption, and pocket-lining within the administration. The Senate looks harder for Democrats to retake given the map of contested seats.
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