The Veto Era Begins: What a Democratic Congress Can and Cannot Do to President Trump

Democrats will run both chambers from Jan. 3, with subpoenas, hearings and a four-point agenda. President Trump keeps the pen, the veto and a two-thirds wall they are nowhere near.

By Clara Hughes

Washington woke up Wednesday to divided government. Democrats won control of both the House and the Senate in Tuesday's midterms, the Associated Press reported, and NBC News, CBS News and other decision desks projected the same. When the new Congress is sworn in on Jan. 3, it will be the first time in President Trump's second term that he will not have full control of Congress, NBC News noted. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries is expected to become speaker that day, the first Black speaker in American history. The President's reaction came fast. "The Democrats did a good job. they fought hard," he told Fox News, according to the BBC. Then came the warning: "I have the power of veto." Analysis: Both sides have real power now. Here is what each can actually do with it. Keep reading with Altas Premium. Below: the Democrats' four-point agenda, the Oversight