What November’s U.S. Midterm Vote Means for the Americas
For now, the Democratic Party is likely to make gains that would affect U.S. policy toward Latin America on several key fronts.
Midterm elections in the U.S. are six months away, and while they rarely hinge on foreign policy, let alone U.S. policy toward Latin America, the region will nonetheless feel the consequences of the critical vote in November. With all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 34 Senate seats on the ballot, the contest could upend Republican control of Congress and restore a check on the Trump Administration’s approach to the Americas: an agenda characterized by immigration enforcement, tariffs, airstrikes, and an aggressive military posture that has reshaped Washington’s relationship...
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