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US Stock Market Loses $3 Trillion After Democrats Sweep 2026 Midterms and Win Both Chambers
Read this in the Market Flux appRepublicans lost control of both chambers of Congress in the November 2026 midterm elections, a result President Trump attributed to a single-day $3 trillion loss in the US stock market. High gasoline prices and widespread voter frustration over the ongoing US-Iran conflict were widely blamed for the Democratic sweep, which reshaped the political landscape heading into the final two years of Trump's term.
Vice President JD Vance acknowledged voters' demands to end the Iran war and restore economic affordability, but critics within the Republican Party fault his ceasefire attempts and diplomacy for prolonging the conflict and damaging GOP prospects. The losses have cast serious doubt on Vance's viability for a 2028 presidential run, with at least one close confidant reportedly urging him to sit out the race.
On the diplomatic front, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, acting with Trump's backing, formally requested that Beijing use its influence with Tehran to help end the Iran conflict, according to the Washington Post. China, one of Iran's key economic partners, reportedly relayed the message to Iranian officials, opening a significant new channel alongside Vance's existing indirect talks, in which he has been speaking almost daily with Pakistan's Field Marshal Asim Munir and Qatar's prime minister about a ceasefire and a return to nuclear negotiations.
The Democratic takeover of Congress immediately raised questions about Trump's tariff agenda, with Democrats signaling plans to challenge the levies legislatively. Investors who had positioned around Trump-aligned Latin American trades are now recalibrating, and Wall Street is accelerating merger activity amid uncertainty about how much of Trump's economic agenda survives the new congressional balance of power. Stephen Miller, named White House chief of staff, is expected to press forward with a hard-line immigration agenda regardless, seeking expanded executive authority and rejecting compromise with the incoming Democratic majority.
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