Democrats Sweep Congress in Stunning Rejection of Trump
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Democrats Sweep Congress in Stunning Rejection of Trump

B2Upper-intermediateNovember 4, 20261 min
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Here is your morning brief for Wednesday, November 4th. I'm Luke Fargus for The Wall Street Journal. Democrats have taken control of the Senate and House, thanks to a blue wave across the country as voters delivered a rebuke of President Trump.

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The party flipped Senate seats in Maine, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, Texas, South Carolina, and North Carolina, with votes still coming in from Mississippi and Alaska. Democrats flipped numerous seats in the House. The President has sought to distance himself from the results, telling the journal that the war in Iran was partially to blame for

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widespread Republican losses, but saying he didn't regret launching the war earlier this year. Those comments on Iran have sent oil prices higher this morning. Meanwhile, stock futures have turned positive after an initial drop in Asian trading when the election results first came through. The rebound followed comments by Trump that he'd

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