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Having become the majority in Congress, the Democratic Party now has the frankest to launch parliamentary inquiries into the Trump administration, on the basis of personal enrichment of the presidential clan.
The corruption of the Trump administration was at the heart of the concerns during the mid-term elections that saw the Republicans lose their majority in both chambers of Congress. The democrats, triumphantly, advised the presidential camp to "get ready to face legal proceedings" that were crucial to the country's political future.
For these mid-term elections, the verdict is without appeal: the Democrats are the great winners. Donald Trump lost his majority in the Senate in the House of Representatives. As early as January, he will have to deal with a Congress in the hands of the opposition, a cohabitation with the American.
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance took Wednesday, November 4th his distance from the war in Iran led by President Donald Trump, questioning the relevance of such a decision and imputing to the conflict the heavy setbacks suffered by the Republicans the previous day in the mid-term elections to Congress. The details of Matthieu Mabin, an international columnist in France 24.
The Democrats took control of Congress for the rest of Donald Trump's presidency, their victory in mid-term elections marking a major change in the US political landscape. BBC journalists analyse the consequences of these results for the rest of the world, from conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East to trade relations with China.
The South Africans voted on Wednesday to elect their local representatives in an election that could further weaken the African National Congress (ANC) in power since the end of apartheid. These municipal elections are the last major election deadline before the general elections of 2029.
The Ukrainian leader estimated in an interview broadcast Wednesday, November 4, that "there is now hope, since there is this balance of forces, and we will be more supported," adding that increased military and financial support from the US Congress could "influence" Russia and lead "to possible negotiations". The details of Anne Corpet, an international columnist in France 24.
The Republicans pressured US President Donald Trump on Wednesday 4 November to change his strategy after mid-term elections in which the Democrats took control of Congress. Allies and Republican strategists called upon him to reshape his administration, to establish discipline, and to go back to the policies which, according to them, led to the defeat of their camp. The details of Bruno Daroux, an international connoisseur in France 24.
