What Democrats’ Landslide Means for the Middle East and Ukraine; And, Will Trump Fire Hegseth?
The war in Iran and the resulting surge in energy prices helped fuel the Democrats’ blowout midterms victory. But will the new Congress actually be able to change the trajectory of the war? NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel explains how the midterm results are reverberating among U.S. friends and adversaries in Iran, Israel and Ukraine.
Meanwhile, as even members of the Trump administration blame the war in Iran for the midterm losses, rumors continue to swirl about Pete Hegseth’s future as defense secretary. NBC News senior national security correspondent Courtney Kube…
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