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  "id": 18162700,
  "title": "Iran war cost Republicans the midterms, Trump admits, as Democrats consider Middle East policy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/iran-war-cost-republicans-the-midterms-trump-admits-as-democrats",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T18:22:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/11/04/iran-war-midterms-vance-middle-east-policy/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Republican Party suffered a major loss in the recent midterm elections, with Vice President JD Vance attributing the defeat to the ongoing war with Iran. Trump himself admitted on Fox News that the war was a factor in the party's defeat. Vance's comments came after a trusted pollster warned him that voters who supported Trump in 2024 were now angry with the administration, wanting the President to end the Iran war, address inflation, and change the relationship with Israel. The Democrats' victory in Congress has given them unprecedented leverage, as they can scrutinise and limit funding for the war through their control of the purse strings. The Democrats could also use committee hearings and investigations to demand answers about the conflict and hold its architects accountable. While the election does not give Democrats control of the White House, they will be able to subject Trump's Middle East policy to closer scrutiny and make it more difficult to secure the funding necessary to continue the war.",
  "summary": "Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday said the US war with Iran was to blame for the Republican Party’s crushing defeat in the midterm elections, arguing that the conflict was the main reason voters across the country swung hard towards the Democrats. “The reason we lost is the war. The President himself said so last night,” Mr Vance wrote on X, referring to an interview in which Donald Trump told…",
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        "title": "Trump says Republicans harmed by Iran war, inability to 'transfer the love' for him",
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