Debrief: How The 2026 Midterms May Stymie Trump’s Aerospace Priorities

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Credit: National Park Service
Riding the “blue wave” of Election Day 2026, a new generation of Democratic lawmakers now threatens to wash out the golden era of Trump administration defense initiatives and to rein in Elon Musk’s influence in national security affairs. Democrats have comfortably won back power in Congress, with at...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Washington.

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