For Indian students planning to study in the US, a Democratic victory in the midterm elections offers a possible counterweight to Donald Trump’s immigration agenda. But it is unlikely to bring any immediate relief to those worried about student visas, post-study work opportunities and the prospect of staying in the country after graduation.Democrats have taken control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The shift gives them greater room to question the administration’s immigration decisions and challenge proposals affecting international students. Trump, however, remains in office, and his administration will continue to oversee visa and immigration policy.The concern is particularly significant for Indian students, many of whom see the opportunity to work in the US after graduation as an important part of their education plans.According to the Institute of International Education’s Open Doors 2025 report, the number of Indian students in the US stood at 363,019 during the 2024-25 academic year. As many as 143,740 were on Optional Practical Training (OPT), up 47.3 per cent from the previous year. OPT allows eligible international students to work in jobs related to their field of study for up to 12 months after graduation. Those with qualifying STEM degrees can seek an additional 24 months.<h2>A $70,000 proposal adds to uncertainty</h2>In a proposed rule published on October 8, the Department of Homeland Security proposed a $70,000 fee for an F-1 student's first participation in OPT and $30,000 for any subsequent OPT participation. Under the proposal, the institution recommending the student would be responsible for paying the fee. However, universities could pass some of the additional cost on to students or employers.The public comment period closes on November 9. The proposed fees are not yet in force. DHS will review the submissions before deciding whether to issue a final rule, which, under the proposal, would take effect 60 days after publication.Democrats could use their new congressional majority to summon administration officials, question the financial implications and press for changes. But they cannot simply strike down the proposal through a change in congressional control.<h2>The H-1B question is far from settled</h2>For many Indian graduates, OPT is a stepping stone to an H-1B visa, which allows them to continue working in the US through employer sponsorship. The prospect of securing one has become another source of uncertainty amid the administration’s immigration restrictions.The green-card backlog is a separate concern. Indian professionals face particularly long waits for employment-based permanent residency, partly because US law generally limits each country's share of family-sponsored and employment-based immigrant visas to 7 per cent of the annual combined total.Student visa figures offer another indication of the difficulties facing Indian applicants. An analysis of US State Department data by Abroad Brief found that the US issued 30,317 F-1 student visas to Indian nationals in 2025, down from 76,695 in 2024. The decline was particularly sharp between May and August, when issuances fell from 58,694 to 22,149.For Indian students, the election result may have changed the political equation in Washington, but the uncertainty around studying and working in the US remains. A Democratic majority could put pressure on the Trump administration over its immigration decisions, particularly the proposed OPT fees and employment visa restrictions. Whether that pressure leads to any change is another matter.The new Congress takes office on January 3, 2027. Until then, students waiting on visa decisions or preparing to enter the US will have little choice but to follow developments closely. The bigger question is whether the Democrats will use their new power to challenge policies that could make studying and working in the US more difficult for international students.

Democrats’ midterm victory could put Trump’s proposed $70,000 OPT fee under scrutiny, but Indian students hoping for relief on US visas and post-study work face continued uncertainty.

For Indian students planning to study in the US, a Democratic victory in the midterm elections offers a possible counterweight to Donald Trump’s immigration agenda. But it is unlikely to bring any immediate relief to those worried about student visas, post-study work opportunities and the prospect of staying in the country after graduation. Democrats have taken control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The shift gives them greater room to question the administration’s immigration decisions and challenge proposals affecting international students. Trump, however, remains in office, and his administration will continue to oversee visa and immigration policy. The concern is particularly significant for Indian students, many of whom see the opportunity to work in the US after graduation as an important part of their education plans. According to the Institute of International Education’s Open Doors 2025 report, the number of Indian students in the US stood at 363,019 during the 2024-25 academic year. As many as 143,740 were on Optional Practical Training (OPT), up 47.3 per cent from the previous year. OPT allows eligible international students to work in jobs related to their field of study for up to 12 months after graduation. Those with qualifying STEM degrees can seek an additional 24 months. A $70,000 proposal adds to uncertainty In a proposed rule published on October 8, the Department of Homeland Security proposed a $70,000 fee for an F-1 student's first participation in OPT and $30,000 for any subsequent OPT participation. Under the proposal, the institution recommending the student would be responsible for paying the fee. However, universities could pass some of the additional cost on to students or employers. The public comment period closes on November 9. The proposed fees are not yet in force. DHS will review the submissions before deciding whether to issue a final rule, which, under the proposal, would take effect 60 days after publication. Democrats could use their new congressional majority to summon administration officials, question the financial implications and press for changes. But they cannot simply strike down the proposal through a change in congressional control. The H-1B question is far from settled For many Indian graduates, OPT is a stepping stone to an H-1B visa, which allows them to continue working in the US through employer sponsorship. The prospect of securing one has become another source of uncertainty amid the administration’s immigration restrictions. The green-card backlog is a separate concern. Indian professionals face particularly long waits for employment-based permanent residency, partly because US law generally limits each country's share of family-sponsored and employment-based immigrant visas to 7 per cent of the annual combined total. Student visa figures offer another indication of the difficulties facing Indian applicants. An analysis of US State Department data by Abroad Brief found that the US issued 30,317 F-1 student visas to Indian nationals in 2025, down from 76,695 in 2024. The decline was particularly sharp between May and August, when issuances fell from 58,694 to 22,149. For Indian students, the election result may have changed the political equation in Washington, but the uncertainty around studying and working in the US remains. A Democratic majority could put pressure on the Trump administration over its immigration decisions, particularly the proposed OPT fees and employment visa restrictions. Whether that pressure leads to any change is another matter. The new Congress takes office on January 3, 2027. Until then, students waiting on visa decisions or preparing to enter the US will have little choice but to follow developments closely. The bigger question is whether the Democrats will use their new power to challenge policies that could make studying and working in the US more difficult for international students.

Democrats’ midterm victory could put Trump’s proposed $70,000 OPT fee under scrutiny, but Indian students hoping for relief on US visas and post-study work face continued uncertainty.

Indian students in US: Will Democrats challenge Trump’s proposed OPT fees and visa policies after midterm win?

Iran’s Security Chief Mohsen Rezaei on Wednesday credited his nation for the defeat of the Republican Party in the US midterm elections and said that Tehran has handed President Donald Trump a “political defeat” in Washington after “strategic defeats” in the battlefield and Strait of Hormuz.&nbsp;Rezaei, who is secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council,&nbsp;rubbed salt into the wounds as Trump’s party fared miserably in the US midterm elections and the Democratic Party seized control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.&nbsp;“The Iranian nation handed Trump a strategic defeat on the battlefield and in the Hormuz—and a POLITICAL DEFEAT in Washington,” Rezaei said in a post on X.&nbsp;He added that the American people were bearing the brunt of the financial burden of Trump’s war on Iran.“Anyone who takes on Iran will pay the price—from the battlefield to their own doorstep,” he warned.&nbsp;&nbsp;

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">The Iranian nation handed Trump a strategic defeat on the battlefield and in the Hormuz—and a POLITICAL DEFEAT in Washington. Meanwhile, Americans got stuck with the bill for his war.
Anyone who takes on Iran will pay the price—from the battlefield to their own doorstep.&mdash; محسن رضایی (@ir_rezaee) <a href="https://x.com/ir_rezaee/status/2118021156846678139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2026</a></blockquote>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;The midterm election results saw Democrats take control of the US Congress.&nbsp;<h2>‘US hostility will persist regardless of midterm results,’ says Khamenei</h2>&nbsp;Meanwhile, Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned on Wednesday that Washington’s policy towards Tehran will not shift even though the midterms dealt a blow to Trump.&nbsp;“Those who still harbour even the slightest hope that the behaviour of the hegemonic system might change through partisan or factional shifts, or who imagine that making concessions to the United States can dissuade it from hostility towards the Iranian nation, are seriously mistaken,” Khamenei said.&nbsp;“Should such aggressions be repeated, the war’s scope will become much wider,” Khamenei added.&nbsp;Khamenei urged his people not to treat the result as a sign that US policy towards Iran is about to soften.“Nov. 4 this year, Iranians understand their stance toward the criminal US more clearly and unequivocally than ever before. Nevertheless, reviewing the reasons for the US’s hostility, and the Iranian nation;s firm resistance to them, serves as a guiding light for the path ahead,” he wrote on the social media platform X.&nbsp;<h2>‘More rapid decline of the Great Satan’s domination’</h2>&nbsp;“The Great Satan [the US] wants the surrender of the Iranian nation. The slightest inclination toward submission would cause the immense capital acquired through the blessings brought by the blood of our martyrs and the sacrifices of the entire Iranian nation to be lost.” Khamenei said.&nbsp;&nbsp;

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">It’s our hope that, by God’s grace and through the prayers of our Master [Imam Mahdi], the Iranian nation will soon experience victory, prosperity, and comprehensive progress, and the stage will be set for an ever-deepening, more rapid decline of the Great Satan’s domination.&mdash; Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei (@MKhamenei_ir) <a href="https://x.com/MKhamenei_ir/status/2117975652351541657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2026</a></blockquote>
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“It’s our hope that, by God’s grace and through the prayers of our Master [Imam Mahdi], the Iranian nation will soon experience victory, prosperity, and comprehensive progress, and the stage will be set for an ever-deepening, more rapid decline of the Great Satan’s domination,” Mojtaba added. US Vice President JD Vance also acknowledged that the Iran war contributed to the Republican losses in the midterm elections. In a social media post on X, he wrote that "the reason we lost is the war", as voter dissatisfaction and economic impacts drove supporters toward Democrats.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned on Wednesday that Washington’s policy towards Tehran will not shift even though the midterms dealt a blow to Trump. Khamenei urged his people not to treat the result as a sign that US policy towards Iran is about to soften.

Iran’s Security Chief Mohsen Rezaei on Wednesday credited his nation for the defeat of the Republican Party in the US midterm elections and said that Tehran has handed President Donald Trump a “political defeat” in Washington after “strategic defeats” in the battlefield and Strait of Hormuz. Rezaei, who is secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, rubbed salt into the wounds as Trump’s party fared miserably in the US midterm elections and the Democratic Party seized control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. “The Iranian nation handed Trump a strategic defeat on the battlefield and in the Hormuz—and a POLITICAL DEFEAT in Washington,” Rezaei said in a post on X. He added that the American people were bearing the brunt of the financial burden of Trump’s war on Iran. “Anyone who takes on Iran will pay the price—from the battlefield to their own doorstep,” he warned.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned on Wednesday that Washington’s policy towards Tehran will not shift even though the midterms dealt a blow to Trump. Khamenei urged his people not to treat the result as a sign that US policy towards Iran is about to soften.

‘Iran handed Trump political defeat after strategic ones,’ says security chief Mohsen Rezaei

The scale of the Republicans' defeat in the U.S. midterms raises a key question. What went wrong for U.S. President Donald Trump?&nbsp;While Republicans may say that the president's party tends to lose seats in a midterm, something deeper than the normal midterm swing is at work this time.&nbsp;The result marks the first time in 20 years that a sitting president's party has lost control of both chambers of U.S. Congress in a midterm election.&nbsp;The last comparable outcome came in 2006 when Republicans under then-president George Bush lost 30 seats in the House of Representatives and 6 seats in the Senate.&nbsp;Just as Trump is facing heat over the protracted Iran war, dissatisfaction over the Iraq war became a major electoral liability for Bush back then.&nbsp;Now, some of the results paint a story in itself.&nbsp;Kansas elected its first democratic senator since 1932, Texas its first since 1988, and South Carolina its first since 1998.&nbsp;When places like these defy the norm, normal explanations do not hold ground.&nbsp;The reality is Trump lost this election through four mistakes, and every one of them was a choice.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/videos/us-midterms-2026-us-president-s-focus-on-tariffs-cost-him-1793811571732/embed">https://www.wionews.com/videos/us-midterms-2026-us-president-s-focus-on-tariffs-cost-him-1793811571732/embed</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Firstly, he governed like an interventonist. Take tariffs, for instance.&nbsp;While Trump has used it as a primary strategic weapon for geopolitical leverage, it is essentially a tax paid by American consumers and businesses.&nbsp;According to the Yale budget lab, Trump's tariffs cost each American household over a thousand U.S. dollars every year.&nbsp;This assumes significance for a U.S. president who campaigned on making things cheaper.&nbsp;Now, the last few months have also been marked by an unprecedented trade war with Canada. The impact on the supply chain and tariffs drastically impacted Americans.&nbsp;Trump also faced flak for U.S. taking a 10% share in Intel and for proposing capping credit card interest at 10%.&nbsp;This is not all.&nbsp;The NBC News exit poll found that 65% of people held Trump's policies responsible for the worsening economic conditions in U.S.&nbsp;Now, we have seen examples of this in the past as well. In 1930, U.S. President Herbert Hoover raised tariffs to protect American industry. Thereafter though, trading partners retaliated, world trade collapsed, and a recession deepened into the Great Depression.&nbsp;Similarly, Richard Nixon imposed wage and price controls in 1971. While they were initially popular, these measures led to shortages and resulted in huge inflation. Thus, protectionism fails every time, as it shields a few favoured industries and taxes everyone else.&nbsp;The Iran war is another key reason for the Republican defeat.&nbsp;Even as Trump promised to keep U.S. out of new wars, he started one along with Israel, putting the entire West Asia on an edge. Additionally, the virtual closure of the Strait of Hormuz lED to a global energy crisis.&nbsp;The U.S. consumers bore the brunt of this as well, with pump prices for gasoline up by 50% and diesel by two-thirds compared to pre-war levels.&nbsp;According to the NBC News exit poll, 63% of the people disapproved of U.S. taking military action against Iran.&nbsp;Essentially, wars require public consent to survive, and consent erodes fastest when people feel the war in their household budget.&nbsp;Now, candidate selection also played a key role. For instance, in Texas, Trump backed Ken Paxton over the sitting senator. This is despite the fact that Paxton was impeached by the Republican-led Texas Lower House for bribery and corruption. Ultimately, he lost to 37-year-old former teacher James Talarico.&nbsp;In South Carolina, Trump pushed the late Lindsey Graham's sister Darline Graham to contest the senate election even as she never held public office. She ended up losing to 49-year-old pediatrician Annie Andrews.&nbsp;These are not isolated misjudgments, but the predictable output of a system. While loyal candidates thrive in primaries where a small base decides, they tend to fail in general elections.&nbsp;Independents and moderate voters want competence, honesty, and someone who will not embarrass them.&nbsp;Corruption also emerged as a key issue in the polls. According to Fox News' October survey, this was the voters' top concern, even ahead of inflation.Now, the Trump family's business interests have often raised eyebrows. By his own disclosure, the U.S. president earned over 1.4 billion U.S. dollars in 2025 from his family's crypto businesses.&nbsp;According to a Wall Street Journal report, his family secretly sold 49% of one of those companies to a firm backed by UAE's national security advisor.&nbsp;The conflict of interest here is obvious to any voter.&nbsp;Now look at who won.&nbsp;A Methodist pastor, a former teacher, a pediatrician, a lifelong working-class democrat. Not one of them comes from the far left. These candidates ran on two key issues-prices and corruption.&nbsp;Thus, Democrats won by occupying ground which Republicans abandoned.&nbsp;The other story of this election has been the rise of pro-business Democrats, who argue that their own party's left is to blame for America's failure to build vital infrastructure.&nbsp;For instance, Pennslyvania Governor Josh Shapiro promised to cut corporate tax, sped up business permits and criticised campus antisemitism. He sided with growth over his party's activist base.&nbsp;There is a cautionery tale for U.S. as well. At least five candidates from the Democratic Socialists of America have won seats in the U.S. house of representatives, more than ever before.&nbsp;Concerns have been raised over their alleged hostility to Israel and economic policies such as freezing rent prices in New York.&nbsp;So what's next for Trump?&nbsp;Will he choose to course correct, or will Republicans continue to face the consequences going into the 2028 presidential elections?

It's the first time in 20 years that a sitting president's party has lost control of both chambers of U.S. Congress in a midterm. The last comparable outcome came in 2006 when Republicans under then-president George Bush lost 30 seats in the House of Representatives and 6 seats in the Senate.

The scale of the Republicans' defeat in the U.S. midterms raises a key question. What went wrong for U.S. President Donald Trump? While Republicans may say that the president's party tends to lose seats in a midterm, something deeper than the normal midterm swing is at work this time. The result marks the first time in 20 years that a sitting president's party has lost control of both chambers of U.S. Congress in a midterm election. The last comparable outcome came in 2006 when Republicans under then-president George Bush lost 30 seats in the House of Representatives and 6 seats in the Senate. Just as Trump is facing heat over the protracted Iran war, dissatisfaction over the Iraq war became a major electoral liability for Bush back then. Now, some of the results paint a story in itself. Kansas elected its first democratic senator since 1932, Texas its first since 1988, and South Carolina its first since 1998. When places like these defy the norm, normal explanations do not hold ground. The reality is Trump lost this election through four mistakes, and every one of them was a choice. https://www.wionews.com/videos/us-midterms-2026-us-president-s-focus-on-tariffs-cost-him-1793811571732/embed Firstly, he governed like an interventonist. Take tariffs, for instance. While Trump has used it as a primary strategic weapon for geopolitical leverage, it is essentially a tax paid by American consumers and businesses. According to the Yale budget lab, Trump's tariffs cost each American household over a thousand U.S. dollars every year. This assumes significance for a U.S. president who campaigned on making things cheaper. Now, the last few months have also been marked by an unprecedented trade war with Canada. The impact on the supply chain and tariffs drastically impacted Americans. Trump also faced flak for U.S. taking a 10% share in Intel and for proposing capping credit card interest at 10%. This is not all. The NBC News exit poll found that 65% of people held Trump's policies responsible for the worsening economic conditions in U.S. Now, we have seen examples of this in the past as well. In 1930, U.S. President Herbert Hoover raised tariffs to protect American industry. Thereafter though, trading partners retaliated, world trade collapsed, and a recession deepened into the Great Depression. Similarly, Richard Nixon imposed wage and price controls in 1971. While they were initially popular, these measures led to shortages and resulted in huge inflation. Thus, protectionism fails every time, as it shields a few favoured industries and taxes everyone else. The Iran war is another key reason for the Republican defeat. Even as Trump promised to keep U.S. out of new wars, he started one along with Israel, putting the entire West Asia on an edge. Additionally, the virtual closure of the Strait of Hormuz lED to a global energy crisis. The U.S. consumers bore the brunt of this as well, with pump prices for gasoline up by 50% and diesel by two-thirds compared to pre-war levels. According to the NBC News exit poll, 63% of the people disapproved of U.S. taking military action against Iran. Essentially, wars require public consent to survive, and consent erodes fastest when people feel the war in their household budget. Now, candidate selection also played a key role. For instance, in Texas, Trump backed Ken Paxton over the sitting senator. This is despite the fact that Paxton was impeached by the Republican-led Texas Lower House for bribery and corruption. Ultimately, he lost to 37-year-old former teacher James Talarico. In South Carolina, Trump pushed the late Lindsey Graham's sister Darline Graham to contest the senate election even as she never held public office. She ended up losing to 49-year-old pediatrician Annie Andrews. These are not isolated misjudgments, but the predictable output of a system. While loyal candidates thrive in primaries where a small base decides, they tend to fail in general elections. Independents and moderate voters want competence, honesty, and someone who will not embarrass them. Corruption also emerged as a key issue in the polls. According to Fox News' October survey, this was the voters' top concern, even ahead of inflation. Now, the Trump family's business interests have often raised eyebrows. By his own disclosure, the U.S. president earned over 1.4 billion U.S. dollars in 2025 from his family's crypto businesses. According to a Wall Street Journal report, his family secretly sold 49% of one of those companies to a firm backed by UAE's national security advisor. The conflict of interest here is obvious to any voter. Now look at who won. A Methodist pastor, a former teacher, a pediatrician, a lifelong working-class democrat. Not one of them comes from the far left. These candidates ran on two key issues-prices and corruption. Thus, Democrats won by occupying ground which Republicans abandoned. The other story of this election has been the rise of pro-business Democrats, who argue that their own party's left is to blame for America's failure to build vital infrastructure. For instance, Pennslyvania Governor Josh Shapiro promised to cut corporate tax, sped up business permits and criticised campus antisemitism. He sided with growth over his party's activist base. There is a cautionery tale for U.S. as well. At least five candidates from the Democratic Socialists of America have won seats in the U.S. house of representatives, more than ever before. Concerns have been raised over their alleged hostility to Israel and economic policies such as freezing rent prices in New York. So what's next for Trump? Will he choose to course correct, or will Republicans continue to face the consequences going into the 2028 presidential elections?

It's the first time in 20 years that a sitting president's party has lost control of both chambers of U.S. Congress in a midterm. The last comparable outcome came in 2006 when Republicans under then-president George Bush lost 30 seats in the House of Representatives and 6 seats in the Senate.

US midterms: What went wrong for Trump? | Gravitas

After the Democrats made a landslide victory in the US midterm election, Senior Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday (November 4) that the result has shown us 'a generational remake of the Senate map', which is going to bring a change in America. “What we have now seen is a generational remake of the Senate map that is going to change America, " he said. His statement followed after the Democrats won control of Congress in Tuesday’s 2026 midterm elections in a widespread repudiation of President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. Schumer lauded the victory of Democrats, who recruited great candidates, focusing their campaigns on costs, chaos and corruption, while Republicans embraced “the worst president ever.” “Republicans made a choice and followed Trump over the cliff,” Schumer said. “We listened; they didn’t. And the American people reduced the red brick wall to a pile of bricks.” Closing his victory speech with a warning to his own party, Schumer said, “Americans voted for change, and now, Democrats must deliver.”&nbsp;Also read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-midterms-after-senate-house-congress-win-can-democrats-force-trump-to-stop-iran-war-answer-may-surprise-you-possible-scenarios-explained-1793812878510">US Midterms: After Senate, House win, can Democrats force Trump to stop Iran war? Answer may surprise you</a><h3>Schumer raises issue of rising fuel and electricity prices</h3>At a news conference in Washington on Wednesday following the election, Schumer also raised the issue of rising fuel and electricity prices and accused the Trump administration of corruption, pledging that Democrats would work to bring costs down for Americans. “We are going to work hard to drive costs down, with the president or without him,” Schumer said Wednesday to close his news conference. The party’s gains were sweeping: Democrats picked up at least seven Senate seats spanning both deep-red states and swing states, including Kansas — which hasn’t sent a Democrat to the Senate in almost 100 years, along with Iowa, Texas, Ohio, Maine, North Carolina and South Carolina. They also successfully defended competitive seats in Georgia and Michigan. The House saw similar momentum, with Democrats winning more than twenty districts, including some Trump-carried districts, by double-digit margins in 2024. The results leave Washington dramatically transformed for Trump’s remaining two years in office, with Democrats now positioned to stall his legislative priorities, block his nominees and launch investigations into his administration. &nbsp;

Chuck Schumer made his statement after the Democrats won control of Congress in Tuesday’s 2026 midterm elections in a widespread repudiation of President Donald Trump and the Republican Party.

After the Democrats made a landslide victory in the US midterm election, Senior Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday (November 4) that the result has shown us 'a generational remake of the Senate map', which is going to bring a change in America. “What we have now seen is a generational remake of the Senate map that is going to change America, " he said. His statement followed after the Democrats won control of Congress in Tuesday’s 2026 midterm elections in a widespread repudiation of President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. Schumer lauded the victory of Democrats, who recruited great candidates, focusing their campaigns on costs, chaos and corruption, while Republicans embraced “the worst president ever.” “Republicans made a choice and followed Trump over the cliff,” Schumer said. “We listened; they didn’t. And the American people reduced the red brick wall to a pile of bricks.” Closing his victory speech with a warning to his own party, Schumer said, “Americans voted for change, and now, Democrats must deliver.” Also read: US Midterms: After Senate, House win, can Democrats force Trump to stop Iran war? Answer may surprise you Schumer raises issue of rising fuel and electricity prices At a news conference in Washington on Wednesday following the election, Schumer also raised the issue of rising fuel and electricity prices and accused the Trump administration of corruption, pledging that Democrats would work to bring costs down for Americans. “We are going to work hard to drive costs down, with the president or without him,” Schumer said Wednesday to close his news conference. The party’s gains were sweeping: Democrats picked up at least seven Senate seats spanning both deep-red states and swing states, including Kansas — which hasn’t sent a Democrat to the Senate in almost 100 years, along with Iowa, Texas, Ohio, Maine, North Carolina and South Carolina. They also successfully defended competitive seats in Georgia and Michigan. The House saw similar momentum, with Democrats winning more than twenty districts, including some Trump-carried districts, by double-digit margins in 2024. The results leave Washington dramatically transformed for Trump’s remaining two years in office, with Democrats now positioned to stall his legislative priorities, block his nominees and launch investigations into his administration.

Chuck Schumer made his statement after the Democrats won control of Congress in Tuesday’s 2026 midterm elections in a widespread repudiation of President Donald Trump and the Republican Party.

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