Democrats on Tuesday seized control of the U.S. House, flipping the chamber after four years in the minority wilderness to usher in a new era of divided government, Decision Desk HQ projects.
The change will have immediate repercussions for the workings of Washington next year, slamming the brakes on President Trump’s legislative agenda and setting the stage for countless clashes between the House and White House over everything from immigration enforcement and government spending to Trump’s global tariffs and the Iran war.
Democrats have vowed to launch an exhaustive list of investigations into Trump and his inner circle, featuring deep dives into the Jeffrey Epstein scandal; the violence that’s accompanied Trump’s deportation surge; and the president’s personal and family finances, which have ballooned since his return to office last year.
Each of these “so what’s next?” interviews puts the question to a senior DNC establishment incumbent who wasn’t primaried. Their legacy projects like ACA were gutted recently (and morover illegally defunded first) so for numerous reasons it should come as no surprise to hear them say “oh that’s easy! Restore status quo.”
But while they have been allowed to keep their seats for another electoral cycle, that doesn’t mean they get to maintain their position of leadership in the 120th US Congress.
And even if they do, their influence has already been greatly diminished by the huge number of incoming seats having flipped to non-establishment (or anti-establishment) candidates.
In short, we’re all far less interested in what they have to say. They must pass the mic. To ensure they do, starting Monday morning we must call, write, and (in the case of incumbents continuing in January) rudely ambush our representatives outside their offices, until each of our incoming reps swears (preferably in writing) to make them pass the mic. This starts Monday morning. We only have a few more weeks of session to do so.