DEMOCRATS AND TRUMP FACE OFF AFTER ELECTIONS AS WASHINGTON HEADS FOR DIVIDED GOVERNMENT

Democrats and Republicans squared up on Wednesday for what could be two years of deadlock in Washington, with the resurgent Democrats vowing to use their resounding midterm election victory to rein in President Donald Trump, who signaled he was ready to continue flexing the executive branch's considerable powers.

A wave of anger over Trump's policies, particularly the US-Iran war's role in pushing the cost of living higher, helped Democrats take the Senate, where they flipped seats in deeply Republican states for a majority of at least 54-44, and the House of Representatives, where they gained at ‌least 25 seats.

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