Democrats will control Congress. Will it change Trump's approach to foreign policy?

NPR | By Leila Fadel

Published November 4, 2026 at 11:50 PM HST

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with historian and journalist Anne Applebaum about how much a Democrat-led Congress can steer foreign policy.

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Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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