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Reuters: Midterms upended Congress but Trump still commands foreign policy

  • On Thursday, the White House Office of Public Liaison sent a memo to more than 3,000 conservative organizations with a yellow-highlighted warning: "As always, we are monitoring statements, press releases, and media engagements from your organizations."
  • The memo arrived two days after Republicans lost control of both chambers of Congress, intensifying internal party debate over whether to continue embracing President Donald Trump's political approach.
  • Although the White House described the communication as regular outreach, the timing during growing Republican dissent has placed the relationship between the administration and outside groups under scrutiny.
  • Florida Governor Ron DeSantis described the election results as an "extinction-level event," while Texas Senator Ted Cruz blamed the prolonged Iran war for driving Republican losses.
  • Conservative organizations now face a difficult choice between maintaining alignment with Trump's coalition and preserving their independence, as the memo sharpens questions about whether groups can openly challenge his policies.
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He believes the country will return "bigger and stronger than ever."

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The Republican Party has lost control of both houses of Congress, which means that Donald Trump will not be able to advance his agenda through legislation during his remaining two years in the White House. The post Trump: The Democratic victory is "a giant step back in US history" appeared first on in.gr.

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"Don't be afraid, we will come back bigger and stronger than ever," the US president stressed.

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A few days after the defeat of the Republican camp in the mid-term elections in the United States, Donald Trump declared on his social network Truth Social that the Democratic victory was "a gigantic step backwards...

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The mid-term elections were marked by a blue wave, the magnitude of which stifled observers and knocked down the Republicans.

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Haberler broke the news on Monday, November 2, 2026.
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