(Andrew Harnik | AP Photo) In this Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, file photo President Donald Trump pauses while speaking at a rally at Southern Illinois Airport in Murphysboro, Ill. If Democrats win control of the House in next week’s congressional elections, their legislative priorities wouldn’t likely much alter a $20 trillion U.S. economy. For one thing, Trump would remain able to block Democratic initiatives, just as they could stop his plans for more tax cuts and a 5 percent cut to Cabinet department budgets.