Republicans point fingers after massive midterms defeat; Jeffries runs for House speaker
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[0:00] Minority Leader Hakee Jeff says he's
[0:02] running Speaker of the House. Democrats
[0:04] gained control of the chamber after
[0:06] flipping more than two dozen seats
[0:08] during the midterms. House Democrats
[0:10] will vote on their new speaker later
[0:12] this month. Michigan Congresswoman Haley
[0:14] Stevens says she doesn't regret
[0:15] endorsing Republican Mike Rogers, who
[0:17] ultimately lost his Senate race to Abdul
[0:19] Alsed. In a post on X, Stevens wrote her
[0:22] only regret was endorsing Elsai in the
[0:24] first place. Stevens also apologized for
[0:27] upsetting her colleagues and said she
[0:29] wants the Democratic party to be
[0:30] tolerant of all viewpoints. President
[0:33] Trump spoke to reporters at the
[0:34] construction site of his war white house
[0:36] ballroom. He admitted the war in Iran
[0:38] was at least partially responsible for
[0:41] Republican losses during the midterms.
[0:43] But Mr. Trump says if given the chance,
[0:45] he would do it all over again and he
[0:47] wouldn't have done anything differently.
[0:50] Two Senate races are still undecided. At
[0:53] last check, Mississippi Democrat Scott
[0:55] Column is ahead by about a thousand
[0:57] votes. 96%