In the aftermath of the midterm elections, which saw Democrats sweep into power in both the House and Senate and win statewide races where that hasn't happened in quite some time, Vice President JD Vance posted a lengthy tweet in which he shared his thoughts on what happened.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio played down chances of a breakthrough in talks on ending the conflict with Iran, saying Tehran’s demands to date are unacceptable and, in some cases, “outrageous and ridiculous”.