The Guardian view on the midterms and foreign policy: American voters spoke, and now the world waits anxiously | Editorial
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- The Guardian US reports: “The Democrats have gained new powers to constrain Donald Trump. But the drubbing that Republicans received could yet prompt him to new excessesDonald Trump is a president without parallel, but hist…”
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