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  "id": 18270548,
  "title": "Republicans look for culprits after defeat: Speaker of Congress steps aside and Vance points to Iran",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/republicans-look-for-culprits-after-defeat-speaker-of-congress-steps",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T07:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MercoPress",
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    "url": "https://en.mercopress.com/2026/11/05/republicans-look-for-culprits-after-defeat-speaker-of-congress-steps-aside-and-vance-points-to-iran"
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  "summary": "Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson, a Republican, said he will not seek to continue leading his party in the new Congress, while Vice President JD Vance blamed the Iran war for the Republican defeat in Tuesday’s midterm elections, an explanation President Donald Trump called “largely true” even as he defended the conflict.",
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        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Trump faces mounting political pressure over Iran war following Republican midterm defeat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/trump-faces-mounting-political-pressure-over-iran-war-following",
        "published": "2026-11-05T04:53:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Conversation AU",
        "title": "With control of Congress, here’s how Democrats could stop Trump’s war in Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/with-control-of-congress-heres-how-democrats-could-stop-trumps-war-in",
        "published": "2026-11-05T05:12:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Israel’s opposition slams ‘toxic Netanyahu’ after Democrats win US Congress",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/israels-opposition-slams-toxic-netanyahu-after-democrats-win-us",
        "published": "2026-11-05T05:39:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korea reassesses trade, security ties after Democrats sweep US Congress",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/korea-reassesses-trade-security-ties-after-democrats-sweep-us-congress",
        "published": "2026-11-05T06:52:03.000Z"
      }
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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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