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  "title": "Democrats sweeps Congress leaving defiant Trump a lame-duck president",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/democrats-sweeps-congress-leaving-defiant-trump-a-lame-duck-president",
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  "published": "2026-11-04T20:08:25.000Z",
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  "summary": "US President Donald Trump was coming to terms on Wednesday with the prospect of two years of political impotence, after the Democrats won control of both houses of Congress in the midterm elections.",
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        "title": "Trump defeated: Democrats win majorities in both houses of Congress",
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        "title": "Back in the majority, Democrats have plans for a long list of Trump investigations",
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        "published": "2026-11-04T17:38:36.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "US Democrats claim historic midterms victory",
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        "published": "2026-11-04T19:23:40.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Age",
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        "published": "2026-11-04T19:23:40.000Z"
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        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Trump says he has \"ultimate power\" to block Democrats after blue wave sweeps midterms",
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        "published": "2026-11-04T19:29:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Trump’s wealth dented after Democrats trounce Republicans in midterms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/trumps-wealth-dented-after-democrats-trounce-republicans-in-midterms",
        "published": "2026-11-04T20:29:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Asian-American voters, younger turnout fuel blue wave for Democrats in midterms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/asian-american-voters-younger-turnout-fuel-blue-wave-for-democrats-in",
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