The solution.

Democrats are projected to win both the House and the Senate.1 They take office January 3, 2027. Here is what they plan to do, when, and how.

Being built now, before they take office.

What the winners promised.

What happens, and when.

  1. Nov 3, 2026

    Democrats win

    Democrats are projected to win both the House and the Senate.1

  2. Early Dec.

    Senate Democrats pick their leader

    A secret-ballot vote that includes the newly elected senators.9

  3. Dec 11, 2026

    Government funding runs out

    The current funding bill ends. The outgoing Republican Congress has to act first.10

  4. Jan 1, 2027

    Medicaid work rules start

    The paperwork rules Trump and Republicans added to Medicaid begin, two days before Democrats take over. Jocelyn Benson becomes Michigan's governor the same day.1112

  5. Jan 3, 2027

    Democrats take Congress

    At noon, the new House and Senate are sworn in. Democrats take the gavels.13

  6. First 100 hours

    The first votes

    House votes to bring back ACA help and reverse the Medicaid cuts.14

  7. Jan 4, 2027

    Four new governors

    Aaron Ford in Nevada, David Crowley in Wisconsin, Amy Klobuchar in Minnesota and Xavier Becerra in California are sworn in.15161718

  8. Jan 11, 2027

    Georgia and Ohio

    Keisha Lance Bottoms is expected to take the oath in Georgia. Amy Acton takes office in Ohio.1920

  9. Jan 12, 2027

    Iowa

    Rob Sand's term as governor begins.21

  10. Jan 19, 2027

    Texas

    Gina Hinojosa takes office at noon.22

  11. First 100 days

    The next votes

    House Democrats plan to restore SNAP food aid, end Trump’s tariffs and stop the Iran war.23

Oversight, in public. On the record.

On January 3, Democrats take the gavels in the House. That means the power to hold hearings, demand documents and issue subpoenas. Three committees have said what they plan to look into.

House Oversight

Led by Robert Garcia

  • Public hearings on the Epstein files, and a subpoena for Attorney General Todd Blanche.
  • Trump family business deals, including interviews with Jared Kushner.
  • Shootings by immigration agents in Minneapolis.
  • Donors to the White House ballroom, and no-bid contracts.

What they told reporters24

House Judiciary

Led by Jamie Raskin

  • Political use of the Justice Department and the FBI, including the cases against James Comey, Letitia James and John Brennan.
  • The $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization” fund.
  • How pardons were granted, and whether money played a part.
  • Trump family businesses and the Epstein matters.

What they told reporters24

House Armed Services

Led by Adam Smith

  • How the Iran war started without a vote in Congress.
  • The American service members killed and wounded.
  • The strikes on boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific.
  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's firing of senior military leaders.

What they told reporters24

Hakeem Jeffries has not ruled impeachment in or out.24

What they will fix.

  • Reverse the Medicaid cuts

    Undo the cuts Trump and Republicans made to Medicaid.14

    Who
    House Democrats
    When
    A House vote in the first 100 hours.
    Planned

  • Bring back ACA help

    Restore the extra help that made ACA health plans affordable before it expired.14

    Who
    Adam Hamilton, House Democrats
    When
    A House vote in the first 100 hours.
    Planned

  • Undo the tariffs

    End Trump’s tariffs.23

    Who
    House Democrats
    When
    In the first 100 days, Hakeem Jeffries says.
    Planned

  • End the Iran war

    Stop the war in Iran.23

    Who
    House Democrats
    When
    In the first 100 days, Hakeem Jeffries says.
    Planned

  • Restore abortion rights

    Take up bills to protect abortion access across the country, POLITICO reports.25

    Who
    House Democrats
    When
    Leaders pledged to take them up in the first 100 hours, POLITICO reports.
    Planned

  • Ban stock trading in Congress

    Stop members of Congress from trading stocks while they write the rules.14

    Who
    Seth Magaziner
    When
    Part of an ethics package in the new Congress.
    Planned

How it works, honestly.

A majority cannot do everything alone. President Trump can still veto bills. But a majority can hold hearings, demand documents, and decide where the money goes. That is real power, starting January 3.

  • Most Senate bills need 60 votes

    Ending a filibuster takes 60 of the 100 senators. Democrats will have about 54 to 56.26

  • A veto can be overridden

    If President Trump vetoes a bill, it can still become law with two-thirds of both the House and the Senate.27

  • Every committee can subpoena

    Committees can force people to testify and hand over records. Democrats will run every House committee.28

  • Congress controls the money

    No money leaves the Treasury unless Congress passes it into law. Starting January 3, every budget goes through a Democratic House.29

The plan, issue by issue.

7 issues. For each one: where things stand, what Democrats plan to do, and who is leading it.

Lower costs.

  1. Where we are$4.04Average price of a gallon of regular gas on November 7.30$1,000+What Trump’s tariffs cost the average household each year.31
  2. January 3, 2027Democrats take charge.
  3. Where we’re goingGas and groceries people can afford again.

The plan

  • Keep American gas at home when prices spike.32Gasoline Export Ban Act
  • End the tariffs that raise prices at the store, in the first 100 days.23
  • End the Iran war, which drove up gas prices.33

What changes

  • Gas costs less at the pump.
  • Prices at the store stop climbing because of tariffs.
  • In Texas, a $1,500 refund to every household under Gina Hinojosa’s plan.

Who’s leading it

Bring farm country back.

  1. Where we are46%More farm bankruptcies.34$1 billionCut from programs buying local farm food for schools and food banks.35
  2. January 3, 2027Democrats take charge.
  3. Where we’re goingFarmers selling their crops again, at a fair price.

The plan

  • End the Iran war that drove up fuel costs for farmers.4
  • End the tariffs that cost farmers their buyers.4
  • Pass a real Farm Bill.4

What changes

  • Farmers get their buyers back when the trade war ends.
  • Lower fuel costs at planting and harvest.
  • A Farm Bill farmers can plan around.

Who’s leading it

Protect health care.

  1. Where we are10 millionAmericans set to lose health insurance by 2034, because of the cuts Trump signed.36$911 billionRepublicans cut from Medicaid over ten years.37
  2. January 3, 2027Democrats take charge.
  3. Where we’re goingHealth care people can count on, at a price they can pay.

The plan

  • Bring back the help that kept ACA premiums down, in the first 100 hours.14
  • Fully reverse the biggest Medicaid cut in history.38Protecting Americans’ Health Care Act

What changes

  • ACA premiums go back down.
  • Medicaid stays, without extra paperwork.
  • Rural hospitals stay open.

Who’s leading it

End the war.

  1. Where we are23U.S. service members who have died in the Iran war.39$47.1 billionWhat the war has cost the military so far.40
  2. January 3, 2027Democrats take charge.
  3. Where we’re goingNo more war without a vote from Congress.

The plan

  • Vote to stop the Iran war in the first 100 days.23
  • Update the War Powers Act for drones and cyberattacks.41
  • Public hearings on how the war started, and what it cost.24

What changes

  • Troops come home.
  • Americans get a say, through Congress, before the next war.

Who’s leading it

Fair rules for immigration agents.

  1. Where we are73,000Held by ICE in January 2026. The most ever recorded.4231Died in ICE custody in 2025. The most in two decades.43
  2. January 3, 2027Democrats take charge.
  3. Where we’re goingAgents who show their faces, follow the rules and answer for mistakes.

The plan

  • No masks. Agents must show who they are.44
  • Body cameras that stay on.44
  • A judge must sign off before agents force their way in.44
  • No raids at churches, schools or hospitals.44

What changes

  • People can see who is stopping them, and why.
  • Video of what really happened, every time.

Who’s leading it

Power, water and jobs.

  1. Where we are$34.8 billionIn clean energy projects canceled, closed or downsized in 2025.454Cancer-linked chemicals in tap water the Trump EPA proposed to stop limiting.46
  2. January 3, 2027Democrats take charge.
  3. Where we’re goingLower power bills, clean tap water and jobs building it.

The plan

  • Bring back the clean energy tax credits Republicans repealed.47Energy Bills Relief Act
  • $2.1 billion to fix the power grid.47Energy Bills Relief Act
  • Make AI data centers report how much water and power they use.48Data Center Water and Energy Transparency Act

What changes

  • Lower power bills when more power gets built.
  • Towns know what a data center will take before it is built.

Who’s leading it

Government that works for everyone.

  1. Where we are$1.1 billionCrypto income Trump reported for 2025.49$333 millionPledged or given by donors for Trump’s ballroom.50
  2. January 3, 2027Democrats take charge.
  3. Where we’re goingLeaders who put the public first.

The plan

  • Ban members of Congress, the president and vice president from trading stocks.51H.R. 6731
  • Public hearings on the Trump family’s business deals and the ballroom donors.24
  • Hearings on how pardons were granted.24

What changes

  • Tax dollars get tracked.
  • Officials explain their decisions under oath.

Who’s leading it

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