# Democrats plot next moves in Congress as Trump dismisses impeachment threat

> Democrats prepare House agenda after winning majority while Trump downplays impeachment risks.
- Title: Democrats plot next moves in Congress as Trump dismisses…
- Summary: Democrats prepare House agenda after winning majority while Trump downplays impeachment risks.
- Keywords: 2026 election, affordability, cost of living, democrats, elections, groceries, midterms, republicans, senate, affordable care act, Straight Arrow
- Source: Straight Arrow — https://san.com/cc/democrats-plot-next-moves-in-congress-as-trump-dismisses-impeachment-threat
- Published: 2026-11-05T13:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 2 min
- Topics: 2026 election, affordability, ai, cost of living, democrats, elections, groceries, midterms, politics, republicans, senate, affordable care act
## Democrats gain House control
Democrats keep adding to their House majority as more races are called.
## Democrats promise policy shifts
After a sweeping midterm victory, Democrats are promising lower prices, more oversight of President Donald Trump, and a very different Washington come January.
## Jeffries targets speaker role
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries is already making his move. The current House minority leader has officially launched his bid for speaker.
## Jeffries declares Trump's era over
They messed around, and now they’re going to find out, we don’t work for Donald Trump.We don’t work for JD Vance.We don’t work for the Supreme Court.We work for the American people.

> We recognize that we don’t work for Donald Trump. We don’t work for JD Vance. We don’t work for the Supreme Court. We work for the American people. And the days of the House of Representatives functioning like a wholly owned subsidiary of the Trump administration are over
## Democratic priorities
Jeffries says two major priorities will drive the Democratic agenda: affordability and accountability.
## Healthcare and cost groups
Democrats have already created five working groups focused on lowering the high costs of health care, housing, gas and utilities, groceries and goods, and caregiving.
## Medicaid and ACA tax credits
We will pass a bill to reverse the largest Medicaid cut in U.S. history enacted by Republicans, we will pass a bill to restore the ACA tax credits.

> We will pass a bill to reverse the largest Medicaid cut in U.S. history enacted by Republicans
## Trump tariffs and prices
We will pass a bill to stop the stupid Trump tariffs jacking up prices on Americans.

> We will pass a bill to stop the stupid Trump tariffs jacking up prices on Americans
## Iran war bill
We will pass a bill to stop the Iran war.

> We will pass a bill to stop the Iran war
## AI industry oversight
Rep. Ted Lieu wants Congress to take on the AI industry with public hearings and new guardrails for data centers.

> You see huge pushback from the American people for the out of control AI industry
## Impeachment not priority
I haven’t had a single member of the House Democratic Caucus talk to me about impeachment.

> I haven’t had a single member of the House Democratic Caucus talk to me about impeachment
## Trump dismisses impeachment
Trump says he’s not even a little bit concerned about the possibility of being impeached.

> I think it would destroy, I think would destroy the Democrat Party if they did that
## Republicans prepare leadership
Republicans are also working to determine who will lead them next after Speaker Mike Johnson said he’s stepping aside from House Republican leadership.
## Johnson steps down
He said he will not seek the minority leader job.
## Republican leadership contest
Current Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan both sent letters to their colleagues Wednesday saying they want the job.
## Trump comments on Johnson
Trump said Johnson did a fantastic job but declined to weigh in on who should replace him.

> We’ll stay out of it
## Minority whip contest
Texas Congressman August Pfluger is challenging current Majority Whip Tom Emmer.
## Senate Republican leader
John Thune is expected to stay on as the Republican leader, this time in the minority.
## Key takeaway

Democrats plan to reverse Medicaid cuts and restore ACA tax credits while Trump says impeachment would harm Democrats.