US midterms: 'Largely true' Iran war led to loss, Trump says

· DW

The US president still insisted he "had to do" the controversial war, after his Vice President Vance also blamed it for the Republican loss. The Democrats now control both the US House and Senate. Follow live.

  • Democratic Party candidates secure control of the US Senate and House of Representatives 
  • 'The reason we lost is the war,' US VP JD Vance says
  • Trump acknowledges Iran war's part but insists he 'had to do' it
  • Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate race to become first Muslim senator in US history
  • James Talarico wins Democrats' first Senate seat in Texas in decades
  • Annie Andrews stuns Republicans in South Carolina
  • Democrats also notch wins in gubernatorial contests in Ohio and Georgia

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