India, Nov. 4 -- Democrats will control both chambers of the US Congress from January, with the November 3 midterm elections handing them key victories over the Republicans. That gives the party new powers to investigate, block and withhold money from Donald Trump's administration, but most of what the President has done abroad since returning to office still rests on authority he can go on using without their votes.

Democratic control will allow the party to pursue investigations into the Iran war, immigration enforcement and allegations of corruption, while blocking Trump's legislation and senior appointments, AFP reported. Robert Garcia, a Democratic congressman from California expected to lead the House Oversight Committee - the cham...