Despite their historic takeover of Congress in the U.S. midterm elections, Democrats have little power to stop President Donald Trump from meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but could still complicate negotiations by limiting the concessions he can offer, experts told NK News. 

The new Congress will also have more leverage to affect key issues in the U.S.-South Korea alliance, such as pushing back against efforts to scale down joint drills and accelerate the transfer of American wartime operational control (OPCON) to Seoul.

“In terms of an actual meeting or diplomacy moving forward, I think that’s really President