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Source: theguardian.com

<p>Political editor Tom McIlroy speaks to Bruce Wolpe – a senior fellow at the United States Studies Centre and a former congressional staffer during the Obama era – about the seismic win by the Democrats in the US midterms.</p><p>Wolpe reflects on the candidates who drove the ‘blue wave’ in this cost-of-living election and shares his predictions for the erratic US president’s next steps – and the retribution that could be coming for defence secretary Pete Hegseth</p><p>Read more:</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/nov/05/as-australia-ponders-how-to-deal-with-a-castrated-trump-administration-one-lesson-is-clear-its-the-economy-stupid" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">As Australia ponders how to deal with a castrated Trump administration, one lesson is clear: ‘It’s the economy, stupid’</a> | Zoe Daniel</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/nov/05/us-midterms-trump-now-poses-greater-risk-to-australia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Cornered and dangerous, the lame-duck leader of the free world now poses a greater risk to Australia than ever</a> | Paul Daley</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/04/us-midterms-is-it-the-end-for-trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">US midterms voters said: enough is enough. Is this the beginning of the end for Trump?</a> | David Smith</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/nov/06/bruce-wolpe-trump-us-midterms-australian-politics-podcast" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>