FREMONT, Neb.— If Democrats are able to gain control of the House of Representatives, one relationship between the top two lawmakers on both sides of Congress could define the remainder of President Donald Trump's time in office.If that’s the outcome on Election Night, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., would have to work with the Democratic leader who rises in the House, and that is expected to be House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., who has led Democrats in the lower chamber since 2023.But Thune, in an interview with Fox News Digital on the campaign trail in Nebraska, remained confident that wouldn’t be the outcome.THUNE MAKES BOLD PREDICTION ABOUT REPUBLICANS' SENATE CHANCES AS GOP PULLS MILLIONS FROM KEY RACESIf the House flips and the Senate doesn't, the relationship between Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., could define the remainder of President Donald Trump's time in office. (Alex Miller/Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)"Well, I mean, I think obviously that's an entirely different dynamic," Thune said.
"You've got a situation with divided government and that creates a different incentive structure in terms of if you want to be able to get things done, but I don't assume for a minute that's going to happen.""I still think that when push comes to shove and people look at the choices in front of them that we have a really good shot at hanging on both the House and the Senate," he continued.Election forecasters predict that the Senate could stay in Republican control, though seven total races are considered toss-ups by the Cook Political Report.Republicans’ chances of holding onto power in the House, however, are murkier, given that dozens of battleground seats are in play that have shifted favorably toward Democrats.The GOP has had a grip on the lower chamber since 2022, when it flipped the House during former President Joe Biden’s presidency.
But a deeply unpopular Trump, who...