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  "id": 18130283,
  "title": "Trump seeks to shift blame but has 'nowhere to hide' after midterms defeat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/trump-seeks-to-shift-blame-but-has-nowhere-to-hide-after-midterms",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T14:13:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261104-trump-seeks-to-shift-blame-but-has-nowhere-to-hide-after-midterms-defeat"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Donald Trump has sought to shift the blame for the Republicans' defeat at the midterms by claiming that if he had been on the ballot the party would have won. But the \"blue wave\" that saw Democrats win control of Congress can be traced directly back to Trump's decisions, says France 24's Washington correspondent Fraser Jackson.",
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        "title": "Democrats’ blue wave and a bad night for Trump: key US midterms takeaways",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/democrats-blue-wave-and-a-bad-night-for-trump-key-us-midterms",
        "published": "2026-11-04T07:47:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Democrats flip both Houses in midterms: What happens next in Trump’s Washington?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/democrats-flip-both-houses-in-midterms-what-happens-next-in-trumps",
        "published": "2026-11-04T07:51:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "The collapse of MAGA: Cost of living and war weariness defeat Trump — Phar Kim Beng",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/the-collapse-of-maga-cost-of-living-and-war-weariness-defeat-trump",
        "published": "2026-11-04T07:57:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ERR News Estonia",
        "title": "Expert: After US midterms, Trump may pursue even more disruptive foreign policy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/expert-after-us-midterms-trump-may-pursue-even-more-disruptive",
        "published": "2026-11-04T08:04:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "China to UK and Russia: How world leaders reacted to Donald Trump’s US midterms defeat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/china-to-uk-and-russia-how-world-leaders-reacted-to-donald-trumps-us",
        "published": "2026-11-04T13:42:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Lame duck or mad dog? Why Trump's defeat could spell trouble for Europe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/lame-duck-or-mad-dog-why-trumps-defeat-could-spell-trouble-for-europe",
        "published": "2026-11-04T14:48:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "What the Democrats' midterms win means for the US economy and Trump",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/what-the-democrats-midterms-win-means-for-the-us-economy-and-trump",
        "published": "2026-11-04T15:09:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Will lame duck Trump cause a flap after the midterms?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/will-lame-duck-trump-cause-a-flap-after-the-midterms",
        "published": "2026-11-04T15:10:19.000Z"
      }
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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."
}