Scott Lucas: Which party will take control of Congress?

If Donald Trump wins the presidential election in November, he and his allies plan to steamroll a legislature of checks and balances if it challenges them

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. The former president has spoken of ‘acting like a dictator’ on his first day in office, and is threatening retribution against political opponents and judges.

In these US elections, perhaps the most important since 1865, a large part of the story is being overlooked — the race for US Congress.

There is a daily saturation of headlines about the presidential race. But the contests for control of Congress, which may be just as significant for the future of the US system, are receiving scant attention from even the most prominent American outlets.