Relay Update · Nov 4, 5:35 PM ET · 2:45

H.R. McMaster on how Democrats' wins in the midterms might change the Iran war

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President Trump said the war with Iran and rising gas prices likely helped Democrats win Tuesday’s midterm elections. Retired General H.R. McMaster, who served as Trump’s national security adviser, joined a news interview to discuss how the war may change after the elections. Democrats now control both the House and the Senate. How the war will shift and what Congress will do remain unclear.

Democrats trounced Republicans in the midterm elections. Donald Trump is about $2.7 billion richer than when he won the 2024 election. Shares of Trump Media and Technology Group fell to just over five dollars, their lowest level ever, down from a high of $101, an 11 percent drop overnight. How long the decline in Trump‑linked assets will last and what further political developments might cause is still unknown.

An update on the midterm elections: Senate races in Mississippi and Alaska are still too close to call after Republicans suffered historic losses nationwide. The Dow Jones rose two percent, while the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 each gained more than one percent. Earlier, stock futures fell sharply as investors worried about tougher regulation of artificial‑intelligence technology and its impact on growth. The results show voters rebuking Trump as Democrats win control of Congress.

Elon Musk spent nearly $500 million in the 2026 midterm elections, setting a record for individual election spending, but the money did not produce Republican wins.

Now to Theo with business and the money side of Musk's spending.

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Thanks, Elena. I'm Theo, with business and technology.

A technology news site lists 17 alternative ways Elon Musk could have spent $446 million.

Ivy, how is tomorrow looking?

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Thanks, Theo. I'm Ivy, with the weather.

Here’s a look at tomorrow across the country. The National Weather Service has flood warnings for parts of Louisiana, Colorado and Utah, and high wind warnings for parts of Alaska. The warmest spot on our map tomorrow is Miami at 84; the coolest, Minneapolis at 47.

That's the weather. Back to you, Elena.

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