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Newsnight, followed by Weather
Wednesday 4 November 2026 · 22:30 GMT · 30m · 2 stories · 4 annotated moments · 29 of 30 min on news stories (96%)
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An almost entirely US politics bulletin led on the Democrats winning control of both chambers in a historic midterm sweep, a story given 29 minutes 37 seconds. The programme also gave 10 minutes to Donald Trump blaming the Iran war for Republican losses while saying he would do it again, with the discussion otherwise focused on Republican infighting and Democratic strategy.
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- 2:12
J.D. Vance, Vice President
- 3:55
Bernie Sanders, independent senator representing Vermont
- 10:41
Matthew Foldy, host of the big, beautiful Trump show on the Conservative TV network Newsmax
- 13:40
Sohrab Ahmari, close confidant of the vice president, also US editor of the opinion site UnHerd
- 18:45
Donald Trump, President
- 21:20
Marjorie Taylor Greene, former congresswoman
- 1:11 Story begins Democrats win control of Congress in US midterms
- 2:12
Claim Democrats win control of Congress in US midterms
BBC One reported that JD Vance blamed the Iran war for the defeat.
BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 4 November 2026, 2:12-2:16
- 3:05
Claim Democrats win control of Congress in US midterms
Jon Ossoff said voters had rejected Donald Trump's corruption and incompetence.
BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 4 November 2026, 3:05-3:12
- 5:07
Charged quote Democrats win control of Congress in US midterms
not for them. We've got to change that. But the second point is that it is no secret that Donald Trump is an authoritarian who does not believe in democracy or the rule of law. He is running the most corrupt administration in American history. He has, he is a narcissist who thinks the whole world revolves around him.
BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 4 November 2026, 5:07-5:17
- 13:12
- 13:17
Claim Trump blames Iran war for midterm losses but would do it again
Trump said the Iran war was largely the main reason Republicans lost the midterms.
BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 4 November 2026, 13:17-13:25
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