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The article mentions that the US president lost with his core voters on an issue that is also becoming more pressing in Europe. The topic itself is not specified.
The US President lost with his core voters on one issue in particular. This is something that is becoming increasingly urgent in Europe.

After the Democrats' election victory in the US midterms, the dispute between the left wing and the moderates is coming to a head. While progressives feel the momentum, congressional leadership and new senators from conservative states are focusing on bipartisan work and cost-cutting.

Ilse Aigner is considered the most promising candidate to succeed Frank-Walter Steinmeier as Federal President. Politicians from the CDU and CSU, including Thorsten Frei, Michael Kretschmer, Manuel Hagel and Dietmar Woidke, have publicly spoken out in support of them. The Federal Assembly will meet in Berlin on January 30, 2027.

Angelina Kusterer cares for her mother, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, around the clock and has given up her job to do so. The planned care reform provides for higher contributions for childless people and high earners as well as cuts, such as the elimination of the relief contribution for care level 1. Health Minister Carsten Linnemann is not ruling out further savings, while nursing care insurance is expected to be shortened by more than seven billion euros in the coming year alone.

Support for Ilse Aigner's candidacy as Federal President is growing. After influential CDU politicians from the states, Baden-Württemberg's CDU state leader Manuel Hagel also spoke out in favor of the CSU politician. Brandenburg’s Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke (SPD) also describes her as “the perfect candidate”. The Federal Assembly will meet in Berlin on January 30, 2027 to determine the successor to Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

US President Donald Trump's Republicans lost their majorities in both houses in the congressional midterm elections. The decisive reason was the underestimation of the price increases caused by the Iran war, which caused the core electorate to revolt. The issue of affordability is also spreading in Europe, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz is facing similar challenges. In addition, the Bavarian Economics Minister Hubert Aiwanger was found dead in Berlin.
Former SPD leader Saskia Esken complains about persistent patriarchal structures in politics in a podcast from the Funke media group. Women are perceived differently than men, their ideas are ignored and they are not allowed to be heard. Esken demands that women confidently take responsibility and have a right to half the power. She also criticizes her party's handling of her after the 2025 federal election.