Dhaka, Oct. 30 -- President Donald Trump is facing what could be the most important verdict of his political life. On Nov 3, voters in the US will elect a new House of Representatives and a third of the Senate (35 out of 100 seats). At present, both chambers are controlled by Trump's Republican Party; but come next Tuesday, the president could be facing a whole new reality.

Trump came into the second term of his presidency with Republican control of both houses of Congress, as well as a conservative majority among the Supreme Court judges. The second half of his second term is now in danger of being held hostage to a hostile Congress.

During the 2024 election campaign, Trump promised to reduce inflation, in particular the price of gasol...