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Kamala Harris urges Dems to ‘be ruthless’ with power after midterms, demands Trump accountability
After Democrats won control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections, Kamala Harris urged the party to use its new power forcefully to provide economic relief and hold President Donald Trump’s administration accountable. Hillary Clinton described the result as the start of a “post-Trump era”, while Bill Clinton called for Democrats to rebuild public trust.
Harris said Democrats should use every lever of power to help working families and address what she called corruption in the administration. Hillary Clinton focused on accountability, affordability and preventing abuses from happening again. Bill Clinton also named health care, living costs, wars, tariffs and the national debt as priorities, and urged Democrats to approach opponents with humility.
In short
- Harris urged Democrats to use their new congressional power forcefully.
- The Clintons emphasised accountability, affordability and rebuilding trust.
- Bill Clinton called for humility and attention to the national debt.
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The case for
With control of Congress, Democrats have a mandate to act on household costs and health care, and to scrutinise an administration they believe has abused public power. Using their authority decisively could deliver relief to working families and help prevent future abuses; supporters may see forceful oversight as a core duty of the new majority.
The case against
Using every lever of power aggressively could deepen political division and make it harder to rebuild public trust, especially if oversight is seen as partisan retaliation. A more restrained approach, focused on broadly shared priorities and respectful engagement, could produce more durable policy and show that Democrats are governing for the whole country.
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