Nov 11, 2026
It is natural in the wake of a historic midterm election defeat to anticipate policy changes. U.S. foreign policy is likely to remain unchanged after last week’s midterms, even though foreign policy issues shaped the results. There will be renewed and intensified tensions in some areas but expect continuity rather than change — in the short term.
All that is prelude, however. The real fight, which began the day after the ballot, is over U.S. foreign policy in the next administration. Indeed, most everything that happens in U.S. politics over the next two years is in anticipation of the 2028 presidential vote.
Democrats won a sweeping victory in last week’s vote, claiming head-spinning majorities in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Incredibly, they may still take more than 254 seats (as of this writing) in the House and 54 in the Senate.
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Source: The Japan Times · Brad Glosserman
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