{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61315efc0e3cdc0014fbae00/6aedc6985e56bd617ccd8255?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"US Midterms 2026: Democrats Win Congress and Hope Returns","description":"<p>The Democrats have won the House and Senate, taken Republican seats in places like Texas, Kansas and Ohio, and forced Sami Shah to experience an unfamiliar political emotion: hope.</p><p>This week on <em>News Weakly</em>: what the US midterm results actually mean, why elections can still surprise billionaires, algorithms and professional doomers, and whether it’s possible to enjoy a political victory while remembering that the Democratic Party will almost certainly find some imaginative new way to disappoint everyone.</p><p><br></p><p>Also: a preview of Sami’s new SBS documentary podcast, <em>The Forgotten Soldiers</em>, plus the first ten minutes of episode one at the end of this episode.</p><p><br></p><p><em>News Weakly</em> is independent, ad-free and listener-supported through Patreon.</p>","author_name":"Sami Shah"}