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ELI5: so what exactly does Dems taking control of the senate and house entail? (piefed.zip)
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Not american, wanted to know what exactly the dems can now do that they couldn't before. What does this mean for the supreme court, and what does it mean for the next presidential elections?

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[–] 46 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

A lot of this depends on getting Republicans to help.

Trump can veto anything Congress passes, unless it passes with 60 67 votes from the Senate. Ds have a 55/100 members in Senate after they get confirmed (Jan 2027) BUT also have a guy named Fetterman who's a not-so-secret Republican.

Also, anything to do with Israel will still have a hard time because of people like the ghoul Chuck Schumer.

Edit: 67 not 60

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