# What Trump’s loss of power over Congress means for Iran, Ukraine and foreign policy

https://mins.news/en/item/128710

- CNBC, 2026-11-04 08:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/04/democrats-congress-trump-foreign-policy.html

> Democratic control of Congress could increase scrutiny of Trump’s handling of the wars in Iran and Ukraine, while leaving him with broad foreign-policy powers.

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