# Why do the US midterms matter for Trump and Congress?

https://mins.news/en/item/108541

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-20 21:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/20/why-do-the-us-midterms-matter-for-trump-and-congress?traffic_source=rss

> The US midterms will determine which party controls Congress and shape the course of Trump’s final two years in office. All 435 House seats and 35 Senate seats are up on November 3. Democrats are widely forecast to take the House, while their path to a Senate majority is narrower. The article explains how Senate procedure and presidential vetoes can limit what a congressional majority achieves.

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