Senate Win Opens Pushback on Trump Health Reforms — SkimNews
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- Democrats won control of the Senate in Tuesday’s elections, with the party holding at least 51 seats in AP’s 11:36 p.m. EST count.
- AP said votes were still being counted and the final Senate numbers could change, leaving the at-least-51-seat result unsettled.
- Senate control broke the Republican trifecta of power in Washington on Tuesday night, giving Democrats their first major opportunity to rein in the Trump administration’s health agenda.
- Trump administration health reforms face two new routes for Democratic pushback: oversight of the reforms and the stated possibility of rolling them back through legislation.
Why it matters: Democrats, who secured at least 51 Senate seats in AP’s 11:36 p.m. count, gain new paths for oversight and the possibility of reversing the Trump administration’s health reforms through legislation. Breaking the Republican trifecta gives the party its first major opportunity to rein in the administration’s health agenda.
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