Democratic win in midterms greatly complicate Trump and Hegseth's ambitious US defence funding initiatives

Washington, Nov 5 (UNI) Democratic victory in the US midterm elections have complicated President Donald Trump's ambitious defence plans, weakening the prospects of certain key Pentagon funding initiatives as well as intensified scrutiny of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Republican victories were expected to help advance the administration's national security agenda, but surprise Democratic wins across the country, including in traditionally Republican strongholds in the Deep South, have made that considerably more difficult. The biggest immediate setback concerns the administration's use of budget reconciliation, a legislative mechanism that allows certain spending measures to pass the Senate with a simple majority. Republicans…