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  "id": 18328720,
  "title": "US midterms: 'Donald Trump's wings have been more than clipped'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/us-midterms-donald-trumps-wings-have-been-more-than-clipped",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T15:46:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261105-us-midterms-donald-trump-s-wings-have-been-more-than-clipped"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Democrats secured control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate in the Tuesday midterm elections. France 24 reports that this outcome represents a personal humiliation for President Donald Trump, leaving the 80-year-old president as a lame duck for the final two years of his term. Haaretz notes that the sweeping victory will result in Middle East leaders having to deal with two Washingtons.\n\nFollowing the election, Trump addressed the ongoing eight-month-old war against Iran, which Fast Company reports contributed to the Republican midterm losses due to voter dissatisfaction. While Trump agreed with Vice President JD Vance that the war has been a catastrophe for Republicans because it drove up gasoline prices, he stated that he would launch the conflict again if given the choice.\n\nThe conflict involving strikes and counterstrikes has resulted in tens of billions of dollars in regional damage and has led to rising costs across nearly every sector and elevated gas prices globally. Fast Company indicates that Trump has previously threatened to return to a full-scale bombardment of Iran if Tehran does not reach a settlement on his terms once the elections concluded.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Semafor",
        "title": "Trump blames GOP midterm defeat on the Iran war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/trump-blames-gop-midterm-defeat-on-the-iran-war",
        "published": "2026-11-05T11:38:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Europe’s far right has a Trump problem after Republican US midterms wipeout",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/europes-far-right-has-a-trump-problem-after-republican-us-midterms",
        "published": "2026-11-05T13:36:31.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Fast Company",
        "title": "What is Trump’s next move on his unpopular Iran war, now that the midterms are over?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/what-is-trumps-next-move-on-his-unpopular-iran-war-now-that-the",
        "published": "2026-11-05T14:05:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "OilPrice",
        "title": "Iran Braces for Trump's Next Move After Democrats Sweep Congress",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/iran-braces-for-trumps-next-move-after-democrats-sweep-congress",
        "published": "2026-11-05T15:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Strike or deal? What the midterms mean for Iran and Trump's next move",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/strike-or-deal-what-the-midterms-mean-for-iran-and-trumps-next-move",
        "published": "2026-11-05T15:42:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Three more tankers damaged in Hormuz as Iran steps up pressure on Trump",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/three-more-tankers-damaged-in-hormuz-as-iran-steps-up-pressure-on",
        "published": "2026-11-05T15:45:35.000Z"
      }
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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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