# Trump faces lame-duck presidency after Republicans’ historic midterm loss

https://mins.news/en/video/136272

- Global News, 2026-11-09 21:31 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwUCI5yYegI

> U.S. lawmakers have returned to the Capitol after a stunning Republican reversal in the midterms. Republicans have six weeks to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda before Democrats take control of both chambers; the list includes impeachment articles against their own Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

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