The Guardian View on the G-7 Afghanistan Talks: Desperate Damage Limitation

U.S. commentators said the result [of the midterms] had 'dramatically reshaped the balance of power in Washington."

The greatest matter of concern for the midterms were effective countermeasures regarding inflation, which threaten everyday livelihood.

[T]he strength of American institutions is measured ... by their capacity to apply the same rules regardless of party affiliation, background or relationship with the president.

Average voters do not primarily cast ballots for abstract strategic outcomes or distant conflicts; they vote to keep the lights on and the rent paid.