The week included Democrats’ midterm victories, Trump’s decision to end U.S. military aid to Israel, a 165,000-job gain, and a White House leadership change.
Dante Belcher
Nov 9, 2026
Trump’s 94th week brought historic election results, White House leadership changes, updates to military aid and economic developments. This comes as Democrats regained control of Congress following the midterm elections, raising implications as Trump named Stephen Miller as the new White House chief of staff. At the same time, Trump announced that the U.S. would end military aid to Israel at the end of the year, following a previous report from The Introspective detailing findings by multiple human rights groups that Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, as economic uncertainty and the Iran war continue, the U.S. economy added 165,000 jobs in October.
Election and White House
As backlash toward Trump’s second term continues, Democrats have regained control of Congress after seats were flipped in Michigan, Maine, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas, with Texas turning blue for the first time in decades.
“I wasn’t on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE!” Trump reacted in a Truth Social post.
This comes as an NBC poll found that 43% of voters considered the election an opposition to Trump, with 71% of voters, including 41% of Republicans, saying that there was not enough congressional oversight of Trump.
At the same time, Trump announced that Stephen Miller, the current deputy chief of staff, would become chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles, with a White House press release saying that Miller brings “deep experience, broad institutional knowledge, and unwavering commitment to the role.”
“I am pleased to announce that Mr. Stephen Miller, the current Deputy Chief of Staff of the Trump Administration, and one of my most trusted advisors, will become the Chief of Staff starting Monday, November 9, 2026,” he wrote on Truth Social.
In an X post, Miller acknowledged the announcement, saying he would “fight” for his position.
“President Trump is the most transformative political leader in American History — and he has single-handedly saved America from those who would destroy it,” he wrote.
“It has been the privilege of my lifetime to have served on his team from Day One, and I am honored beyond words to serve as his White House Chief of Staff.”
Miller first gained prominence after working as an aide on Trump’s first campaign in 2016.
Israel and Economy
Following a previous report from The Introspective detailing findings by multiple human rights groups that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, Trump said that the U.S. would stop sending $4 billion in aid after making a deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“We’ll help Israel if they need it—you know they’ve been a great ally,” he said in an interview obtained by The Introspective, adding that the Israeli government was “fine with it, because, you know, they have become a very successful country” and “they don’t need” the money.
This comes as research found that the U.S. has spent $21.7 billion in military aid to Israel since 2023.
Meanwhile, as economic uncertainty and the Iran war continue, the U.S. economy added 165,000 jobs in October, with the unemployment rate dropping to 4.1%.
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