US midterms briefing: Trump and Vance lead GOP midterms blame game over Iran war

ABC News Australia · Elissa Fitzgerald · 2026-11-04 20:37 UTC

Republicans begin their post-mortems after massive losses in the US midterm elections, with Donald Trump and JD Vance blaming the Iran war. Here's what to know about the midterms today.

Hello! Well, yesterday was huge!

The Democrats have emerged victorious from the midterm elections, claiming massive gains in both the US House of Representatives and the US Senate.

Click here to read a quick catch-up on how the results panned out, click here to see how popular Trump is today, and click here for a breakdown on what the midterms are all about.

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