Reuters: The Democrats' Victory Has A Beneficiary Thousands Of Miles Away From The U.S.
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New opportunities are opening up in Congress.
One of the potential beneficiaries of a decisive victory by the U.S. Democratic Party in the midterm congressional elections is thousands of miles away from America — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as his government battles the Russian invasion amid a reduction in U.S. support beginning in January 2025. This is reported by Reuters.
Democratic aides in both chambers of Congress—the Senate and the House of Representatives—note that increasing aid to Ukraine will be a priority when the new Congress, with a large Democratic majority, takes office in January.
However, it remains to be seen whether the Democrats will be able to do so in the face of resistance from U.S. President Donald Trump, who still holds the veto power and has a history of ignoring Congress.
Congress has not passed any significant legislation in support of Ukraine since January 2025, when Trump began his second presidential term. During that period, Republicans controlled both chambers of Congress.
The Trump administration delayed and even, at times, blocked aid that had been voted on before he took office.
Now the Democrats say they will change that.
As noted by Democratic Senator Dick Durbin, founder of the Senate Ukraine Support Group, the Trump administration has been holding back on allocating these vital funds to Ukraine, and “the sooner that changes, the better.”
“If he intends to continue down this path, we must find other ways to compel him to abide by the law and the Constitution,” Durbin emphasized.
What is the Trump administration’s position
In turn, when asked about Trump’s plans regarding further aid to Ukraine, a White House spokesperson replied in an email that the U.S. president is seeking to resolve the war so that “the senseless killing will stop.”
“The President and his team remain committed to continuing to play a constructive role in ending the war between Russia and Ukraine, and he remains optimistic that he will ultimately succeed in securing a peace agreement,” a Trump administration spokesperson said.
As Reuters notes, U.S. presidents have the authority to exercise broad control over foreign policy, and Trump has often bypassed Congress, governing through executive orders or directives—such as the strikes that launched the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran—without securing congressional support.
What Democrats Can Do With a Majority in Congress
At the same time, since Trump’s policies are not expected to change, Democrats can use their majority in both chambers of Congress to exert pressure.
In particular, the House of Representatives and the Senate can include provisions to provide aid to Kyiv or impose tougher sanctions against Russia in broader bills, such as the U.S. National Defense Authorization Act. This document sets forth the Pentagon’s policy for the year or the budgetary measures that must be adopted.
They can also block Trump’s nominees for government positions, convene hearings, initiate investigations, and use the legislature’s constitutional authority to oversee spending to make life difficult for Trump administration officials by cutting funding for travel.
Can Trump’s veto be overridden
Trump had previously promised to become “Mr. Veto” if Democrats gained control of Congress and passed laws he did not support. But the scale of the Democrats’ victories in the midterm congressional elections suggests that they could win 56 of the 100 seats in the Senate and nearly 260 of the 435 in the House of Representatives. Such representation would make it easier for them—provided they can secure a certain number of Republican votes—to obtain the necessary two-thirds majority to override a veto.
In the past, dozens of Republicans have joined Democrats in supporting aid to Ukraine.
According to Charles Leachfield, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Center for Geoeconomics , the Democrats’ victory was so decisive that they won’t need many Republicans to form a majority capable of overcoming Trump’s veto.
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