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05:26⇢Trump Pins Midterm Rout on Iran War

Editors treat Democratic takeover of House and Senate as settled (Channel 4, Economist, BBC, Spiked). Focus is now on fallout: Trump himself blaming the Iran war for the loss (Independent, BBC, Metro), while Democrats outline next steps with vows to tackle high prices (BBC) and launch investigations into Trump (Economist, Daily Mail).

BBC

Democrats vow to tackle high prices in Congress as Republicans seek answers for bruising midterms loss

Trump points to the Iran war as a cause of Republican losses, while other senior party figures say they didn't seem to care about the "real pain" of Americans.
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Wong, 30, has been imprisoned since 2020 and is the only activist in Hong Kong prosecuted twice under national security laws
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It will be hard to pass laws, but expect a torrent of investigations
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