Trump defends Iran war, keeps Hegseth despite midterms, Supreme Court term starts

Brief'd · Nov 5, 2026 · 6m

President Trump doubled down on the Iran conflict in his first post-election remarks, saying he'd do it again and keeping Defense Secretary Hegseth despite voter backlash. The Supreme Court's new term opened with cases on birthright citizenship, voting rights, abortion medication and gun rights. Plus new U.S. export rules on AI chips to China, and NASA's 100th spacewalk wrapping up the final solar array upgrade on the ISS.