NYT: US election results brought Russia new challenges

Democrats will use their new majority in the US House of Representatives to influence Republicans ’approach to foreign policy and insist on tougher relations with Russia, Saudi Arabia and North Korea.

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He writes about it The New York Times, a brief translation of the material prepared edition Today.

Democratic spokesman Eliot Engel, who is expected to head the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, said that they could also seek permission from Congress to use military force in places like Iraq and Syria.

“I don’t think we should challenge something just because it’s put forward by the presidential administration, but I do think we have a responsibility to review policy and conduct oversight,” Engel said.

Democrats will also try to pressure US President Donald Trump to enforce all of the sanctions from the large-scale bill that he reluctantly signed 2017 of the year in August.

Also, Democrats can use their right to organize interrogation in Congress to learn more about what Trump discussed with Russian President Vladimir Putin behind closed doors in Helsinki, because, in their opinion, the White House almost did not tell the details of the meeting.

The House of Representatives headed by Democrats also wants to punish Russia more strictly for interfering in the American presidential election and aggression against Ukraine, as well as for interfering in the civil war in Syria.

Recall by preliminary midterm election results The Democratic Party won a majority in the House of Representatives, the first time since 2011, while the Republicans retained a majority in the Senate.

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