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Three ways Democrats could reshape U.S. foreign policy after the midterms

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November 05, 2026 • 09:50 AM
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On Morning Edition, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Anne Applebaum breaks down what a Democratic Congress could change about Trump's foreign policy and what remains beyond its power.

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