The prospect of a so-called blue wave in next month’s midterm elections could put key US allies in the Middle East in an uncomfortable position as Democrats pursue investigations that have been blocked in a Republican-held Congress.
While Democrats only have an 18% chance of taking the Senate, their likelihood of sweeping the House currently stands at 78%, according to polling aggregator FiveThirtyEight. And they’ve made no secret about their intent to issue dozens of subpoena requests targeting the Donald Trump administration.
