{
  "id": 18295507,
  "title": "Facing 2 years as a lame duck, what can Trump do to stay in control?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/facing-2-years-as-a-lame-duck-what-can-trump-do-to-stay-in-control",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T11:18:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3373425/facing-two-years-lame-duck-what-can-trump-do-stay-control"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Following disastrous midterm elections that cost Republicans congressional control, President Donald Trump faces serving the rest of his term as a “lame duck” and battling constant resistance to his agenda. The loss is expected to steer the White House towards a more aggressive foreign policy and even greater reliance on executive orders. Trump has already suggested he could brandish his veto pen…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}