World News for Students of English

13-11-2026 15:00

The Democratic Party won big in the US midterm elections and took control of both houses of Congress from President Donald Trump’s Republican Party.

This defeat caused strong arguments inside both parties. Vice President JD Vance blamed the election loss on the war with Iran, and disagreed directly with Trump. At the same time, Trump said his strict immigration rules went too far, but he still chose the creator of those rules to lead his White House team. Meanwhile, Democrats are fighting over their plans, as its members want different things.

Experts say that even with new Democratic leaders in Congress, it will be hard to pass major new laws because the president can still block them, which may lead to more political delays in Washington.

Difficult words: defeat (the loss of a contest, game, election, or battle), blame (to say or think that someone or something is responsible for something bad that happened), major (important, big, serious).

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