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While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Nov 5, 2026
Trump shows off ballroom, as Democrats savour big wins
Democrats vowed on Nov 4 to use their resounding midterm victory to rein in President Donald Trump, setting up two years of possible deadlock in Washington, as Trump spent his first post-election appearance showing off his under-construction White House ballroom.
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Trump → sleep → ballroom
A wave of anger over Trump’s policies, particularly the US-Iran war’s role in pushing the cost of living higher, helped Democrats take the Senate, where they flipped seats in deeply Republican states for a majority of at least 54-44, and the House of Representatives, where they gained at least 28 seats.
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they → push → seats
It will be the first time that Trump, a Republican who also held the White House from 2017 to 2021, has had to contend with a Democratic-controlled Congress.
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who → hold → Congress
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said the incoming majority will be focused on affordability and accountability.
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majority → say → affordability
US V-P Vance says Iran war is ‘the reason we lost’ midterms
US Vice-President J.D. Vance said on Nov 4 that the Iran war had doomed Republicans in the midterm elections, moving to distance himself from the unpopular conflict ahead of a possible 2028 White House run.
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war → say → run
The reason we lost is the war.
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we → lose → ?
The president himself said so last night,” Vance said in a lengthy post on X – apparently referring to President Donald Trump’s remarks that the Iran war was “part of it” but that it was still justified.
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it → say → it
“If you’d like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so.
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losing → like → years
Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay.
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it → argue → ?
Agree or disagree, that’s at least honest,” added Vance.
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Vance → agree → ?
White House insists Trump ‘still your president’ after polls rout
Donald Trump is “still your president”, the White House said on Nov 4, a day after his Republican Party suffered sweeping losses in midterm elections seen as a referendum on his second term.
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Party → insist → term
The White House delivered the message in a post on X featuring a picture of a glaring Trump looming over the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office.
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House → deliver → Office
“PSA: TRUMP IS STILL YOUR PRESIDENT,” text superimposed on the image said, using the abbreviation for public service announcement.
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text → superimpose → announcement
Credit card numbers may have leaked in Muji cyberattack
Muji brand operator Ryohin Keikaku said on Nov 4 that about 1.09 million customer records, including credit card numbers, may have been leaked following unauthorised access to its system.
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records → leak → system
About 345,000 of the potentially leaked Muji Card customer records contain full numbers of currently valid credit cards and dates of birth, the Japanese operator said.
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operator → leak → birth
Late in October, the company also reported that up to 27.26 million customer records may have leaked following unauthorised access to its Muji App.
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records → report → App
LIV Golf reboot hits snag as rescue plan dropped:
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plan → hit → snag
FT
BC Partners, which provides financing to middle-market companies, is dropping its bid to relaunch LIV Golf due to an inability to secure enough player commitments, the Financial Times reported on Nov 4.
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Times → provide → Nov
The professional men’s golf league, a competitor to the PGA Tour, filed for bankruptcy protection in New Jersey in September as part of a restructuring after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which has invested more than US$5 billion (S$6.4 billion) in LIV since its launch in 2022, announced it was ending its financial backing after the 2026 season.
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it → file → season
LIV has said it plans to continue operating while it reorganises.
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it → say → ?
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