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  "id": 18087468,
  "title": "Trump congratulates Democrats on midterms win, says Iran war played role",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/trump-congratulates-democrats-on-midterms-win-says-iran-war-played",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T07:13:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
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    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20261104-trump-congratulates-democrats-on-midterms-win-says-iran-war-played-role"
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  "summary": "US President Donald Trump said rival Democrats had done \"a good job\" Tuesday after they gained control of Congress in the midterm elections. While Trump acknowledged that the Iran war may have played a part in the defeat of his Republican Party, he did not take personal responsability for the result that will upend the last two years of his presidency.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/americans-deliver-stunning-rebuke-to-trump-as-blue-wave-sweeps-country",
        "published": "2026-11-04T06:40:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais English",
        "title": "Democrats sweep the midterms on a wave of rebuke to Trump’s presidency",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/democrats-sweep-the-midterms-on-a-wave-of-rebuke-to-trumps-presidency",
        "published": "2026-11-04T07:00:45.000Z"
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        "title": "Trump congratulates Democrats on midterms, says Iran war played role",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/trump-congratulates-democrats-on-midterms-says-iran-war-played-role",
        "published": "2026-11-04T07:10:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Wednesday briefing: What the Democrat midterms victory tells us about Trump’s future as president",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/wednesday-briefing-what-the-democrat-midterms-victory-tells-us-about",
        "published": "2026-11-04T07:11:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Why my party lost in US Midterms – Trump",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/why-my-party-lost-in-us-midterms-trump",
        "published": "2026-11-04T07:22:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "US midterms 2026: Trump buckles down for two years as a lame-duck president",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/us-midterms-2026-trump-buckles-down-for-two-years-as-a-lame-duck",
        "published": "2026-11-04T07:33:29.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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