# Don’t blame Israel for Republican midterm losses

> HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/801179 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt

4 outlets covering · First listed: Washington Examiner, Nov 11, 2026, 4:00 AM · Read it: <https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/4797797/dont-blame-israel-for-republican-midterm-losses/>

Asked by Ross Douthat of 60 Minutes to explain why Republicans suffered such a historic defeat last Tuesday, President Donald Trump said the No. 1 reason his party lost was that he was personally absent from the ballot. He then cited the Iran war and its effect on gas prices before naming Israel. “There seems

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 10, 2026, 1:49 PM: [House Republicans Select Jim Jordan as Their New Leader After Sweeping Midterm Losses](<https://time.com/article/2026/11/10/jim-jordan-house-minority-leader-republicans-congress/>) — Time (Magazine, United States)
  Jordan beat out Majority Leader Steve Scalise for the top House GOP position in the next Congress after Speaker Mike Johnson said he would not seek the role.
- Nov 10, 2026, 8:52 PM: [Mullin vows ‘zero change’ on immigration after Republicans suffer crushing midterm losses](<https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mullin-vows-zero-change-immigration-republicans-suffer-crushing-midterm-losses>) — Fox News (TV network, United States)
  Markwayne Mullin says the Department of Homeland Security is deporting roughly 3,600 people a day and promises "zero change" after midterm elections.
- Nov 11, 2026, 4:00 AM: [Don’t blame Israel for Republican midterm losses](<https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/4797797/dont-blame-israel-for-republican-midterm-losses/>) — Washington Examiner (Magazine, United States)
  Asked by Ross Douthat of 60 Minutes to explain why Republicans suffered such a historic defeat last Tuesday, President Donald Trump said the No. 1 reason his party lost was that he was personally absent from the ballot. He then cited the Iran war and its effect on gas prices before naming Israel. “There seems
- Nov 11, 2026, 11:08 AM: [John Thune re-elected as US Senate Republican leader after midterm losses](<https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/11/thune-re-elected-as-us-senate-republican-leader-after-midterm-losses>) — Al Jazeera (TV network, Qatar)
  The Republican ran unopposed, despite some GOP lawmaker demands to evaluate the party's stinging midterm losses to Democ