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Republican Blame Game Begins After Midterm Meltdown

Vice President JD Vance and other prominent Republicans quickly distanced themselves from President Donald Trump and the Iran war. The GOP’s collapse in the midterm elections prompted a wave of finger-pointing largely aimed at the Oval Office. Tyler Kendall reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Excerpt, Bloomberg Politics

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‘Revenge of the nerds’: US midterms deliver a win for science – and a rebuke of Maha

According to The Guardian, the US midterm elections delivered a win for science, with Democratic doctors and scientists winning elections up and down the ballot. The Guardian reported that the wins follow years of cuts and upheaval to US health and science infrastructure. A political organisation behind the wave calls the result the “Stem swing” and “revenge of the nerds”, which The Guardian describes as a rebuke of Trumpism and of Maha. The Guardian World, Health and UK sections all carry the same report, based on the excerpts supplied. The excerpts are short and do not give vote counts or further detail, so the scale of the wins cannot be confirmed from them. Summary from 3 sources

Summary from 3 sources The Guardian Health first

Trump Says He'll Accept Results of Elections

According to The New York Times, U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview that he will accept the results of the midterm elections, where incoming figures indicate a Democratic win in Congress. The Globe and Mail reported he congratulated Democrats but said the midterms were not a referendum on his work. The Korea Times and TASS also reported he would accept the results and was prepared to work with Democrats. The Guardian reported the system held up against interference efforts, though the administration had sought to sow doubt about the results. Egypt Independent contrasted his stance with Benjamin Netanyahu, who is challenging the outcome of Israel's election. Summary from 10 sources

Sources differ: The Globe and Mail says Trump congratulated Democrats, while the other outlets in the sources do not mention this detail.

Summary from 10 sources Bloomberg Politics first also The New York Times Politics, The Guardian World, The Globe and Mail, IOL and 4 more