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20:205 November 2026United StatesTrump is still weighing three options on Iran: resumed strikes, talks or blockade and sanctions; he says publicly he is "in no rush".12:155 November 2026United StatesWall Street Journal on Vance blaming the war for the defeat: it "signals desperation to Iran's regime" and undermines the president mid-war.11:455 November 2026United StatesAli Vaez (International Crisis Group): there is a risk Trump will seek "redemption on the battlefield" after the election defeat.09:105 November 2026US electionsAri Fleischer, former press secretary to George W. Bush: "The problem was not the Iran War. It was the ceasefire."08:355 November 2026War in UkraineZelensky awards Melania Trump the Order of Princess Olga, First Class.06:055 November 2026US electionsRepublican House campaign chief Richard Hudson concedes North Carolina's 9th district to Democrat Richard Ojeda.03:055 November 2026US electionsMike Johnson will not run for House Republican minority leader; Steve Scalise announces his candidacy.01:405 November 2026US electionsDemocrat Richard Pan wins California's 6th district, becoming the first Chinese-American congressman from Northern California.
The dome of the Capitol in Washington. From January 3, 2027, both chambers of Congress will be under Democratic control.
Analysis

Referendum at the gas pump: how the war with Iran cost Trump Congress

For the first time in modern American history, a midterm election has been decided by a war of choice and by the price voters paid for that war at the pump. The Democrats are taking both chambers of Congress, but the most dangerous sixty days are yet to come.

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