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US president says he can work with Democrats

According to US media reports, Democrats have taken back both houses of Congress, and Trump has expressed readiness to accept the results.

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The US president acknowledged that the Iran issue was a factor in his defeat in the midterm elections and said he could cooperate with the Democratic Party.
According to US media, the opposition Democratic Party has taken back the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Trump told the New York Times that he was ready to accept the results.

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Why It Matters

Midterm elections were held in the United States, and the opposition Democratic Party took back the Senate and the House of Representatives. The US president acknowledged that the Iran issue was a factor in his defeat and said he could work with the Democratic Party. North Korea launched a projectile into the Sea of Japan, and Kim Yo Jong insisted there was no need to confront the United States. A train accident occurred in Spain, and one Japanese national was confirmed dead.

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The US president has acknowledged that the Iran issue was a factor in his defeat in the midterm elections.

The US president said he could work with Democrats.

According to US media, the opposition Democratic Party has taken back the Senate in the midterm elections.

Trump told the New York Times that he was ready to accept the results of the midterm elections.

According to US media, the opposition Democratic Party has taken back the House of Representatives in the midterm elections.

Regarding the consumption tax reduction bill, Democratic Party of Japan representative Tamaki said, ``There is no way we can support it as it stands.''

According to the South Korean military, North Korea launched a projectile into the Sea of Japan.

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong has insisted that there is no need to confront the United States.

The US president has said that aid to Israel will end at the end of the year.

The Asian Cup soccer tournament, scheduled to be held in Saudi Arabia from January to February next year, has been postponed.

The governments of Japan and Vietnam have begun considering a new agreement under which they would mutually report information on each other's citizens arrested or detained in their respective countries.

The Wall Street Journal reported that the US military has attacked Qeshm Island in Iran.

Authorities in Spain have announced that the second Japanese national has been confirmed dead in the train accident.

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong has called the US announcement that North Korea was involved in the Binance cryptocurrency leak "ridiculous."

GMO Chairman and President Kumagai said, ``It is true that there were security issues with the service.''

Authorities in Spain announced that one Japanese national was among the 69 people killed in the train accident.

According to a senior official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, one Japanese person has been confirmed dead in the Spanish train accident.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

In the United States, the Democratic Party takes control of both houses of Congress, and cooperation and conflict with the U.S. president begins in earnest.
Very likely · Within weeks
Possibility of North Korea launching additional projectiles
Likely · Within weeks
US aid to Israel will end at the end of the year
Likely · Within months

Open Questions

What specific Iran issue does the U.S. president see as a cause of defeat?
Specific timing for discontinuing aid to Israel and alternative measures
Purpose of North Korea's projectile launch and future trends
Details of the cause of the Spanish train accident and Japanese victims

US president says he can work with Democrats

According to US media reports, Democrats have taken back both houses of Congress, and Trump has expressed readiness to accept the results.

Quick Look

The US president acknowledged that the Iran issue was a factor in his defeat in the midterm elections and said he could cooperate with the Democratic Party.
According to US media, the opposition Democratic Party has taken back the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Trump told the New York Times that he was ready to accept the results.