Republicans Weaponized the House. Now, Democrats Will Use It Against Trump

The president is in the bull’s-eye.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks during a midterm election night party hosted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Nov. 6, 2018, in Washington.

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The Nov. 6 elections ended two years of unfettered Republican control of Washington and brought the curtain down on what will likely be—despite its exhausting, near-constant chaos—the smoothest period of Donald Trump’s presidency. Really. Things will get even rockier from here.

The Democrats coming to Washington are younger, more diverse, more female, and more liberal than before. They’ll control the U.S. House of Representatives and the subpoena power it grants them—and they’ll be mindful that voters sent them to Congress to act as a check on Trump.